Town and Country Planning Act 1990

71 Consultations in connection with determinations under s. 70.E+W

[F1(1)A development order may provide that a local planning authority shall not determine an application for planning permission before the end of such period as may be prescribed.

(2)A development order may require a local planning authority—

(a)to take into account in determining such an application such representations, made within such period, as may be prescribed; and

(b)to give to any person whose representations have been taken into account such notice as may be prescribed of their decision.

(2A)A development order making any provision by virtue of this section may make different provision for different cases or different classes of development.]

(3)Before a local planning authority grant planning permission for the use of land as a caravan site, they shall, unless they are also the authority with power to issue a site licence for that land, consult the local authority with that power.

(4)In this section—

  • agricultural holding” has the same meaning as in section 66;

  • owner” has the same meaning as in section 66 or, as the case may be, section 67; and

  • site licence” means a licence under Part 1 of the M1Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 authorising the use of land as a caravan site.

Textual Amendments

F1S. 71(1)(2)(2A) substituted for s. 71(1)(2) (25.11.1991 for certain purposes and otherwiseprosp.) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1) ss. 16(2), 81(2)-(4) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1991/2728, art.2;

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