Part 1 Preliminary
- 1.Citation, commencement and application
- 2.Interpretation
- 3.Consultation before applying for planning permission
- 4.Particulars of pre-application consultation
- 5.Applications for outline planning permission
- 6.Applications for approval of reserved matters
- 7.General requirements: applications for planning permission including outline planning permission
- 8.Applications in respect of Crown land
- 9.Design and access statements
- 10.Applications for non-material changes to planning permission
- 11.General provisions relating to applications
- 12.Validation dispute
- 13.Notice of applications for planning permission
- 14.Certificates in relation to notice of applications for planning permission
- 15.Publicity for applications for planning permission
- 16.Publicity for applications for planning permission within 10 metres of relevant railway land
- 17.Notice of reference of applications to the Secretary of State
- 18.Consultations before the grant of permission
- 19.Consultations before the grant of planning permission: urgent Crown development
- 20.Consultations before the grant of planning permission pursuant to section 73 or the grant of a replacement planning permission subject to a new time limit
- 21.Consultation with county planning authority
- 22.Duty to respond to consultation
- 23.Duty to respond to consultation: annual reports
- 24.Recommendations by district planning authority before determination of county matters application
- 25.Representations by parish council before determination of application
- 26.Notification of mineral applications
- 27.Applications made under a planning condition
- 28.Deemed discharge
- 29.Deemed discharge notice
- 30.Exemptions
- 31.Directions by the Secretary of State
- 32.Development not in accordance with the development plan
- 33.Representations to be taken into account
- 34.Time periods for decisions
- 35.Written notice of decision or determination relating to a planning application
- 36.Notice of appeal
- 37.Appeals
- 38.Local development orders
- 39.Certificate of lawful use or development
- 40.Register of applications
- 41.Register of local development orders
- 42.Register of neighbourhood development orders
- 43.Register of enforcement and stop notices and other enforcement action
- 44.Development to include certain internal operations
- 45.Directions
- 46.Withdrawal of consent to use of electronic communications
- 47.Revocations, transitional provisions and savings
- SCHEDULE 1Letter to be sent to applicant on receipt of application
- SCHEDULE 2Notices under articles 13 and 36
- SCHEDULE 3Publicity for applications for planning permission
- SCHEDULE 4Consultations before the grant of permission
- SCHEDULE 5Notification where planning permission refused or granted subject to conditions
- SCHEDULE 6Deemed discharge: exemptions
- SCHEDULE 7Notices under article 38
- SCHEDULE 8Certificate of lawful use or development
- SCHEDULE 9Revocations in relation to England
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