SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Local Planning Authorities: Distribution of Functions

Planning and special control

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1

The functions of a local planning authority of determining—

a

applications for planning permission;

b

applications for determining under section 64 whether an application for such permission is required;

c

applications for an established use certificate under section 192;

shall, subject to sub-paragraph (2), be exercised by the district planning authority.

2

The functions of a local planning authority of determining any such application as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) which appears to the district planning authority to relate to a county matter shall be exercised by the county planning authority.

3

Every application mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) shall be made to the district planning authority.

4

The district planning authority shall send to the county planning authority, as soon as possible and in any case not later than seven days after they have received it, a copy of any application for planning permission which appears to them to relate to a county matter.

5

Subject to sub-paragraph (6), the district planning authority shall send to the local highway authority, as soon as may be after they have received it, a copy of any application for planning permission which does not appear to them to relate to a county matter.

6

If the local highway authority specify any case or class of case in which a copy of such an application as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (5) need not be sent to them, the duty imposed on the district planning authority by that sub-paragraph shall not extend to any application to which the direction relates.

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The previous provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to applications relating to land in a National Park, but paragraph 4 shall apply to such applications instead.