Town and Country Planning Act 1990

General Rule E+W

[F1 [F2 12B. The general rule is that the local planning authority is—

(a) the local planning authority which granted the planning permission, or

(b) the local planning authority which could have granted the planning permission had it not been granted by the Secretary of State or a person appointed by the Secretary of State.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 7A inserted (3.11.2023 for specified purposes, 12.2.2024 for specified purposes, 1.5.2025 for specified purposes) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), s. 147(3), Sch. 14 para. 2 (with s. 144); S.I. 2023/1170, reg. 2(d); S.I. 2024/44, reg. 2(1)(d)(2) (with regs. 3, 4); S.I. 2025/447, reg. 2(1)(b)(2)

F2 Sch. 7A Pt. 1A inserted (12.2.2024) by The Biodiversity Gain (Town and Country Planning) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/49), regs. 1(2), 6; S.I. 2024/44, reg. 2(1)(e)