48Notification of general terms of approval by Planning Secretary

#### 48 Notification of general terms of approval by Planning Secretary 48 Notification of general terms of approval by Planning Secretary > > (1) If the Planning Secretary decides to act on behalf of an approval body as referred to in the Act, section 4.47(4A), the Planning Secretary must, within 21 days after giving notice under section 46(2), give written notice of the Planning Secretary’s decision about the general terms of approval, including whether approval will be given, to— > > > > > (a) the consent authority, and > > > > > (b) each approval body. > > > (2) If the consent authority determines the development application by refusing to grant consent before the end of the period under subsection (1)— > > > > > (a) the consent authority must, as soon as practicable after the determination, give written notice to the Planning Secretary, and > > > > > (b) subsection (1) ceases to apply in relation to the development application. > > > (3) This section does not prevent a consent authority from considering the general terms of approval notified to the consent authority by the Planning Secretary after the end of the period under subsection (1).