28When should applications for category A remediation works not be refused?

28 When should applications for category A remediation works not be refused?

28 When should applications for category A remediation works not be refused?

(1) Consent for development for the purpose of a category A remediation work should not be refused unless the consent authority is satisfied that there would be a more significant risk of harm to human health or some other aspect of the environment from the carrying out of the work than there would be from the use of the land concerned (in the absence of the work) for any purpose for which it may lawfully be used.

(2) (Repealed)

cl 28: Am 2008 (571), Sch 3.183 [1].