The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Fees for Requests for Planning Approval) Regulations 1997

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provision about fees for requests for planning approval made by the undertaker to relevant local authorities pursuant to Schedule 6 to the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996.

Regulation 3 stipulates that a fee shall be payable for such a request except in the circumstances mentioned in Schedule 1. There are separate scales of fees in respect of qualifying authorities and non-qualifying authorities for the purposes of Schedule 6 to the Act (except in relation to additional details requests), and in respect of requests made before 1st October 1997 and on and after that date. Regulations 4 and 5, and Schedules 2 and 3 respectively, deal with fees payable before 1st October 1997. Fees in respect of additional details requests before that date are set by regulation 6. Regulations 7 and 8, and Schedules 4 and 5 respectively, deal with fees payable on and after that date, with regulation 9 setting the fee then payable in respect of additional details requests. The fee increase then effected is of approximately 5%. Regulations 10, 11 and 12 contain provisions concerning fee payment, possible termination of a request if the prescribed fee is not paid, and resolution of fee disputes.