PART 2SPre-application consultation

[F1Temporary relaxation of pre-application consultation requirements during Coronavirus emergency periodS

7A.(1) This regulation applies in relation to an application for planning permission submitted—

(a)either—

(i)during the emergency period, or

(ii)within the period of 6 months immediately following the expiry of the emergency period, and

(b)in respect of which a proposal of application notice is given to the planning authority before, or during, the emergency period.

(2) Where this regulation applies in relation to an application for planning permission, regulation 7 applies in relation to that application—

(a)as if paragraphs (2)(a) and (b)(iii) and (3) were omitted, F2...

F2(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) For the purposes of this regulation, the “emergency period” is the period beginning on 24 April 2020 and ending [F3at the end of [F430 September 2022]] .]