Just want to check my understanding of the prior approval process and if these are the right steps. For an office to residential the applicant applies to the council for a determination if prior approval is required for transport, flooding and contamination. The authority respond to say prior approval is required for transport and requests additional information. The applicant provides the info and this goes out to consultation. Following the appropriate consultation period the council then grant or refuse prior approval. All this has to take place within 56 days. The legislation appears to state that the 56 day runs from when the applicant applies for the original prior approval if this is correct this means the applicant has to provide any requested information within a very tight time scale to ensure the Council have the appropriate time scale for consultation. If the information is not provided by the applicant in time to allow this consultation is assume the authority will have to refuse the application. Is this summary correct or am I missing something
