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(1)This section has effect for the purpose of enabling Crown land, or an interest in Crown land, to be disposed of with the benefit of planning permission or a [F1certificate under section 192].
(2)Notwithstanding the interest of the Crown in the land in question, an application for any such permission [F2or certificate] may be made by—
(a)the appropriate authority; or
(b)any person authorised by that authority in writing;
and, subject to subsections (3) to (5), all the statutory provisions relating to the making and determination of any such application shall accordingly apply as if the land were not Crown land.
(3)Any planning permission granted by virtue of this section shall apply only—
(a)to development carried out after the land in question has ceased to be Crown land; and
(b)so long as that land continues to be Crown land, to development carried out by virtue of a private interest in the land.
[F3(4)Any application made by virtue of this section for a certificate under section 192 shall be determined as if the land were not Crown land.]
(5)The Secretary of State may by regulations—
(a)modify or exclude any of the statutory provisions referred to in subsection (2) in their application by virtue of that subsection and any other statutory provisions in their application to permissions or [F4certificates] granted or made by virtue of this section;
(b)make provision for requiring a local planning authority to be notified of any disposal of, or of an interest in, any Crown land in respect of which an application has been made by virtue of this section; and
(c)make such other provision in relation to the making and determination of applications by virtue of this section as he thinks necessary or expedient.
(6)This section shall not be construed as affecting any right to apply for any such permission or [F5certificate]as is mentioned in subsection (1) in respect of Crown land in a case in which such an application can be made by virtue of a private interest in the land.
(7)In this section “statutory provisions” means provisions contained in or having effect under any enactment.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 299(1) substituted (27.7.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 32, Sch. 7 para. 46 (2) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1992/1630, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3(1))
F2Words in s. 299(2) substituted (27.7.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 32, Sch. 7 para. 46 (3) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1992/1630, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3(1))
F3S. 299(4) substituted (27.7.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 32, Sch. 7 para. 46 (4) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1992/1630, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3(1))
F4Word in s. 299(5)(a) substituted (27.7.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 32, Sch. 7 para. 46 (5) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1992/1630, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3(1))
F5Word in s. 299(6) substituted (27.7.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 32, Sch. 7 para. 46 (6) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1992/1630, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3(1))
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