13.—(1) The grant or refusal of an express consent by the council shall be notified in writing to the applicant within a period of 8 weeks from the date of the receipt of the application or such longer period as the applicant may, before that date, agree in writing.
(2) The council shall state in writing its reasons for—
(a)any refusal, whether total or partial; and
(b)any decision to attach any conditions under regulation 11(1)(b) to a consent, except a condition specified in Part 1 of Schedule 3 in a case to which regulation 11(4) applies.
(3) Where a request has been made to the Secretary of State for a certificate in respect of section 235(1) of the 2011 Act or the Department of Justice in respect of section 235(4) of the 2011 Act, the period specified in paragraph (1) of this regulation shall begin on the date that the council is notified of that decision.