Tacit Consent

No. It is in the public interest that the authority must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from the local authority within a reasonable period, please contact us.

The target time is 28 calendar days

This may be extended if a committee hearing is to take place.

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.