47Planning Secretary may request additional information from applicant

#### 47 Planning Secretary may request additional information from applicant 47 Planning Secretary may request additional information from applicant > > (1) This section applies if the Planning Secretary decides to act on behalf of an approval body as referred to in the Act, section 4.47(4A). > > > (2) The Planning Secretary may request additional information from the applicant. > > > (3) The request must— > > > > > (a) be written, and > > > > > (b) specify a reasonable period within which the additional information must be given to the Planning Secretary. > > > (4) An applicant to whom a request is made may give the Planning Secretary written notice that the applicant will not provide the additional information. > > > (5) The Planning Secretary may deal with a request for general terms of approval without the additional information from an applicant if the applicant— > > > > > (a) notifies the Planning Secretary that the additional information will not be provided, or > > > > > (b) has not provided the additional information by the end of— > > > > > > > (i) the period specified under subsection (3)(b), or > > > > > > > (ii) a further period allowed by the Planning Secretary. > > > (6) In this section— > > > > additional information, in relation to a development application, means information the Planning Secretary considers necessary to properly consider the general terms of approval.