(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.