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Town and Country Planning Act 1990

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Version Superseded: 15/11/2011

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Point in time view as at 01/02/1991.

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Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Part II is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 March 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

Part IIE+W Meaning of “the responsible Minister or Ministers”

6E+WIn relation to the matters specified in the first column of the Table below (which are matters mentioned in subsection (2)(a), (b), (c) or (d) of section 101 as matters which may be referred to a Planning Inquiry Commission under that section) “the responsible Minister or Ministers” for the purposes of that section and this Schedule—

(a)in the case of a matter affecting England only, are those specified opposite in the second column of the Table;

(b)in the case of a matter affecting Wales only, are those specified opposite in the third column of the Table; and

(c)in the case of a matter affecting both England and Wales, are those specified opposite in the fourth column of the Table.

7E+WWhere an entry in the second, third or fourth columns of the Table specifies two or more Ministers, that entry shall be construed as referring to those Ministers acting jointly.

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Referred matterAffecting England onlyAffecting Wales onlyAffecting both England and Wales
1. Application for planning permission or appeal under section 78 relating to land to which section 266(1) applies.The Secretary of State for the time being having general responsibility in planning matters in relation to England and the appropriate Minister (if different).The Secretary of State for the time being having general responsibility in planning matters in relation to Wales and the appropriate Minister (if different).The Secretaries of State for the time being having general responsibility in planning matters in relation to England and in relation to Wales and the appropriate Minister (if different).
2. Application for planning permission or appeal under section 78 relating to land to which section 266(1) does not apply.The Secretary of State for the time being having general responsibility in planning matters in relation to England.The Secretary of State for the time being having general responsibility in planning matters in relation to Wales.The Secretaries of State for the time being having general responsibility in planning matters in relation to England and in relation to Wales.
3. Proposal that a government department should give a direction under section 90(1) or that development should be carried out by or on behalf of a government department.The Secretary of State for the time being having general responsibility in planning matters in relation to England and the Minister (if different) in charge of the government department concerned.The Secretary of State for the time being having general responsibility in planning matters in relation to Wales and the Minister (if different) in charge of the government department concerned.The Secretaries of State for the time being having general responsibility in planning matters in relation to England and in relation to Wales and the Minister (if different) in charge of the government department concerned.

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