In the event that an application for final subdivision approval, for a major subdivision plan, as provided for in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-50, is not submitted within the three-year period set forth above, or within the time period of any extension granted pursuant to §
30-19.9, then and in that event, no application for final subdivision approval will be accepted and the preliminary subdivision approval shall be deemed to have lapsed, shall be void and shall have no further effect.