SCHEDULE 2REQUIREMENTS

PART 2PROCEDURE FOR DISCHARGE OF REQUIREMENTS

Fees

schedule 2 paragraph 30 + 30.—(1) Where an application is made to the discharging authority for consent, agreement or approval in respect of a requirement, a fee prescribed under regulation 16(1)(b) of the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012(1) (as may be amended or replaced from time to time) is to be paid to that authority.

(2) Any fee paid under this Schedule must be refunded to the undertaker within 42 days of—

schedule 2 paragraph 30 2 a + (a)the application being rejected as invalidly made; or

schedule 2 paragraph 30 2 b + (b)the discharging authority failing to determine the application within the decision period as determined under paragraph 29(3),

unless within that period the undertaker agrees, in writing, that the fee is to be retained by the discharging authority and credited in respect of a future application.