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(1)On the determination of an appeal under section 174, the Secretary of State may—
(a)grant planning permission for the development to which the enforcement notice relates or for part of that development or for the development of part of the land to which the enforcement notice relates;
(b)discharge any condition or limitation subject to which planning permission was granted;
(c)determine any purpose for which the land may, in the circumstances obtaining at the time of the determination, be lawfully used having regard to any past use of it and to any planning permission relating to it.
(2)In considering whether to grant planning permission under subsection (1), the Secretary of State shall have regard to the provisions of the development plan, so far as material to the subject matter of the enforcement notice, and to any other material considerations.
(3)Any planning permission granted by the Secretary of State under subsection (1) may—
(a)include permission to retain or complete any buildings or works on the land, or to do so without complying with some condition attached to a previous planning permission;
(b)be granted subject to such conditions as the Secretary of State thinks fit;
and section 72(1) and (5) shall apply with any necessary modifications in relation to the grant of permission under subsection (1) as it applies to a grant of permission under section 70(1).
(4)Where under subsection (1) the Secretary of State discharges a condition or limitation, he may substitute another condition or limitation for it, whether more or less onerous.
(5)Where an appeal against an enforcement notice is brought under section 174, the appellant shall be deemed to have made an application for planning permission for the development to which the notice relates.
(6)Any planning permission granted under subsection (1) on an appeal shall be treated as granted on the application deemed to have been made by the appellant.
(7)In relation to a grant of planning permission or a determination under subsection (1) the Secretary of State’s decision shall be final.
(8)For the purposes of section 69 the Secretary of State’s decision shall be treated as having been given by him in dealing with an application for planning permission made to the local planning authority.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ss. 176, 177: power to apply conferred (prosp.) by Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 (c. 10, SIF 123:1), ss. 25(1)(b), 41
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