Suspension of minerals development
49.—(1) Where the authority, the Secretary of State or an inspector is dealing with a ROMP application or an appeal arising from a ROMP application and notifies the applicant or appellant, as the case may be, that—
(a)the submission of an environmental statement is required under regulation 10(1), 11(2) or 12(4) then such notification shall specify the period within which the environmental statement and compliance with regulation 17(6) is required; or
(b)a statement should contain additional information under regulation 22(1) then such notification shall specify the period within which that information is provided.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the planning permission to which the ROMP application relates shall not authorise any minerals development (unless the Secretary of State has made a screening direction to the effect that ROMP development is not EIA development) if the applicant or the appellant does not—
(a)write to the authority or Secretary of State within the 6 week or other period agreed pursuant to regulation 10(4), 11(5) or 12(6);
(b)submit an environmental statement and comply with regulation 17(6) within the period specified by the authority or the Secretary of State in accordance with paragraph (16) or within such extended period as is agreed in writing;
(c)provide additional information within the period specified by the authority, the Secretary of State or an inspector in accordance with paragraph (16) or within such extended period as is agreed in writing; or
(d)where a notification under regulation 5(4), 6(3), 13(3) or 14(3) has been received, provide the additional information requested within 3 weeks beginning with the date of the notification, or within such extended period as may be agreed in writing with the authority or Secretary of State, as the case may be.
(3) Where paragraph (2) applies, the planning permission shall not authorise any minerals development from the end of—
(a)the relevant 6 week or other period agreed in writing as referred to in sub-paragraph (2)(a); and
(b)the period specified or agreed in writing as referred to in sub-paragraphs (2)(b), (c), and (d),
until the applicant has complied with all of the provisions referred to in paragraph (2) which are relevant to the application or appeal in question.
(4) Particulars of the suspension of minerals development and the date when that suspension ends must be entered in the appropriate part of the register as soon as reasonably practicable.
(5) Paragraph (2) shall not affect any minerals development carried out under the planning permission before the date of suspension of minerals development.
(6) For the purposes of paragraphs (2) to (5) “minerals development” means development consisting of the winning and working of minerals, or involving the depositing of mineral waste.