The North London Heat and Power Generating Station Order 2017

Applications made for approvals and consents required by this Order

1.—(1) If an application has been made to a discharging authority for any consent, agreement, approval or notice required by a provision of this Order, the discharging authority must give notice to the undertaker of its decision on the application promptly and in any event within a period of 56 days (unless another period is provided for under this Order) beginning with the working day immediately following that on which the application is received by the discharging authority.

(2) The discharging authority must either approve or refuse the application in a written notice.

(3) Where an application is refused the discharging authority must provide its reasons for the refusal.

(4) If within 56 days (unless another period is provided for under this Order) the discharging authority has not notified the undertaker of its approval or refusal of the application and the reasons for any refusal, the discharging authority is (unless the parties have agreed otherwise in writing) deemed to have approved the application.

(5) Where the discharging authority intends to refuse an application, it must notify the undertaker of its intention to refuse as soon as such intention arises within the 56-day decision making period.