Tacit Consent

Yes. This means that you will be able to act as though your application is granted if you have not heard from the local authority by the end of the target completion period.

The target time is 37 calendar days.

What is tacit authorisation?

The EU Services Directive requires that all licence applications, authorisations and administrative procedures applicable to service providers (such as Vale of Glamorgan Council) must be processed as quickly as possible and, in any event within a reasonable time period, which is fixed and made public in advance.

Where tacit authorisation applies it will be stated with the set timescale that approval or refusal must be given by the Council to you, the applicant.

When a response to an application does not occur within the set time period or following an extension, the authorisation may be deemed to have been granted tacitly if the consent applies.

Where tacit authorisation does not apply it will be stated with the set timescale that the Authority aims for approval or refusal but the application will not be deemed as granted if decision has yet to be determined.

However, please note that the tacit authorisation process only starts once a correctly completed application has been received, and where applicable, is accompanied with any additional relevant or requested documentation to support the application.