Interpretation and general provisions as to fee calculation2.

(1)

In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) Act 2021, and “the Schedule” means Schedule 17 to the Act;

“appeal” means an appeal to the appropriate Ministers pursuant to paragraph 23 of the Schedule;

“approval” means approval under Part 1 of the Schedule, which includes an agreement for a site restoration scheme;

“authority” means a relevant planning authority for the purposes of the Schedule;

“request” means a request for approval under the planning permission deemed to be granted by section 17(1) of the Act;

“site restoration scheme” means a scheme referred to in paragraphs 8(1) and 12 of the Schedule;

“the undertaker” means the nominated undertaker2; and
“working day” means a day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, bank holiday or other public holiday; and a “bank holiday” has the same meaning as in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 19713.

(2)

Where, pursuant to these Regulations, a prescribed fee is calculated by reference to the gross floor space to be created, the area of that space must be ascertained by external measurement of the floor space, whether or not it is to be bounded (wholly or in part) by external walls of a building.

(3)

Where, pursuant to these Regulations, a prescribed fee is calculated by reference to a site area, that area must be taken to consist of the area of land to which the request relates.

(4)

Where the gross floor space or the site area, as the case may be, is not an exact multiple of the unit of measurement specified, the fraction of unit remaining after division of the total area by the unit of measurement must be treated as a complete unit.

(5)

Any notice or notification to be given pursuant to these Regulations must be in writing.