Town and Country Planning Act 1990

[F1 8 (1) A local planning authority who have the function of determining applications for planning permission shall, if requested to do so by the council of any parish F2 . . . situated in their area, notify the council of— E+W

(a) any relevant planning application; and

(b) any alteration to that application accepted by the authority.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “a relevant planning application” means an application which—

(a) relates to land in the parish F2 . . .; and

(b) is an application for—

(i) planning permission; or

(ii) approval of a matter reserved under an outline planning permission within the meaning of section 92.

(3) Any request made for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) shall be in writing and state that the council wishes to be notified of all relevant applications or all applications of a description specified in the request.

(4) An authority shall comply with the duty to notify a council of an application by—

(a) sending the council a copy of the application; or

(b) indicating to the council the nature of the development which is the subject of the application and identifying the land to which it relates,

and any notification falling within paragraph (b) shall be in writing.

(5) An authority shall comply with their duty to notify a council of an alteration by—

(a) sending a copy of the alteration to the council; or

(b) informing the council in writing of its general effect,

but they need not notify a council of an alteration which in their opinion is trivial.

(6) A development order may require a local planning authority which is dealing with an application of which a council is entitled to be notified—

(a) to give the council an opportunity to make representations to them as to the manner in which the application should be determined;

(b) to take into account any such representations;

(c) to notify the council of the terms of their decision or, where the application is referred to the Secretary of State, the date when it was so referred and, when notified to them, the terms of his decision.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 para. 8 substituted (2.1.1992 for certain purposes and otherwise 9.11.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 32, Sch. 7 para. 53(5)(with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1991/2905, art. 3, Sch. 1 (subject to art. 5); S.I. 1992/2831, art. 2 (with art. 3)

F2 Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(1)(2)(a) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, ss. 20(4), 66(8), Sch. 6 Pt. II para. 24(15), Sch. 18 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 3, Sch. 1