The Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 1992

Claim for deemed consent

14.—(1) A claim for deemed consent under section 11 shall—

(a) be made to the hazardous substances authority on Form 8;

(b) include the information specified by the form, a site map, and, where applicable, a moveable container storage area plan and a vessel location plan for each hazardous substance included in the claim;

(c) be accompanied by 3 copies of the form and the map and any plan submitted with it.

(2) The site map required by paragraph (1)(b) shall be a map, reproduced from, or based upon, an Ordnance Survey map with a scale of not less than 1 to 10,000, which identifies the land to which the claim relates and shows National Grid lines and reference numbers.

(3) The moveable container storage area plan required by paragraph (1)(b) shall be a plan of the land to which the claim relates, drawn to a scale of not less than 1 to 2,500, which identifies any area of the site where the hazardous substance has been stored in moveable containers at any time during the establishment period.

(4) The vessel location plan required by paragraph (1)(b) shall be a plan of the land to which the claim relates, drawn to a scale of not less than 1 to 2,500, which identifies any area of the site where the hazardous substance has been present in a vessel at any time during the establishment period; provided that—

(a) no point on the boundary of the area so identified shall be more than 75 metres away from—

(i) a building which is or was within the area and which at any time during the establishment period contained a vessel in which the substance was present;

(ii) plant and machinery (other than pipe work) which is or was affixed to land within the area and which, at any time during the establishment period whilst it was so affixed, was used for an industrial process involving the substance; or

(iii) a vessel which is or was located outside a building and within the area and in which, at any time during the establishment period whilst it was so located, the substance was present;

(b) no area identified in accordance with this paragraph shall overlap with any other area so identified in respect of the same substance.