Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996

Planning regimes: district councils

13 (1) The requirement set out in paragraph 14 below shall be a condition of the deemed planning permission, so far as relating to relevant development in the area of a district council which is not a qualifying authority for the purposes of this Schedule.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above, development is relevant development to the extent that it consists of or includes—

(a) the erection, construction, alteration or extension of any building, or

(b) the formation, laying out or alteration, otherwise than in connection with an excepted matter, of any means of access to any highway used by vehicular traffic.

(3) The requirements set out in paragraphs 15 and 16 below shall be conditions of the deemed planning permission, so far as relating to development, other than excepted development, in the area of a district council which is a qualifying authority for the purposes of this Schedule.

(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) above, excepted development is development consisting of—

(a) the formation, laying out or alteration, in connection with an excepted matter, of any means of access to any highway used by vehicular traffic,

(b) the disposal of waste or spoil, or

(c) the excavation of bulk materials from borrow pits.

(5) The requirements set out in paragraphs 17 and 18 below shall be conditions of the deemed planning permission, so far as relating to development in the area of a district council which is a qualifying authority for the purposes of this Schedule.

(6) The requirements set out in paragraph 19 below shall be conditions of the deemed planning permission, so far as relating to development in the area of any district council.

(7) For the purposes of this paragraph, the following are excepted matters—

(a) the transport of minerals,

(b) the transport of surplus spoil or top soil,

(c) the disposal of waste or spoil, and

(d) the excavation of bulk materials from borrow pits.