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Planning Act 2008, Paragraph 6 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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6(1)Schedule 3 (proceedings under Town and Country Planning Acts in relation to tree preservation orders) is amended as follows.U.K.

(2)In paragraph 2—

(a)for “under the said Acts” substitute “ under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 ”,

(b)omit the words from “section 77” to “(for Scotland)”,

(c)for “provisions of the said Acts” substitute “ provisions of that Act ”, and

(d)omit “the said section 77 or (for Scotland)”.

(3)After paragraph 2 insert—

2A(1)Where under section 15(2)(a) an application, on being referred to the appropriate national authority, falls to be dealt with under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, the appropriate national authority must decide the application as if it were an application for consent for the felling of trees made under tree preservation regulations.

(2)In this paragraph, “the appropriate national authority” means—

(a)the Secretary of State in relation to England;

(b)the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales..

(4)In paragraph 3—

(a)for “the Town and Country Planning Acts” substitute “ the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 ”, and

(b)for “the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or (for Scotland) the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997” substitute “ that Act ”.

(5)After paragraph 3 insert—

3AWhere under section 15(3)(a) an application, on being referred to an authority who have made a tree preservation order, falls to be dealt with under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, the authority must decide the application as if it were an application for consent for the felling of trees made under tree preservation regulations..

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 8 para. 6 in force at 6.4.2012 for E. by S.I. 2012/601, art. 2(a)

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