48ANotice to service authority of development application

48A Notice to service authority of development application (1) The consent authority may give written notice of a development application to any service authority the consent authority considers appropriate. (2) Any notice to a service authority must include an invitation to the service authority to provide written advice or comment about the application within the submission period specified in the notice. (2A) If public notice is not required under section 47, the minimum submission period that may be specified in the notice is 7 days. (3) The consent authority may, on request from a service authority, extend the submission period to provide the advice specified in the

Planning Act 1999 65 (4) The consent authority must give the applicant written notice of any extension under subsection (3). (5) Written notice is not required if a development application includes the approved form completed by the applicable service authority.