Part III Control over Development

Duration of planning permission

62AF1Objection to completion notice

1

A person on whom a completion notice is served may, prior to the date specified in it, lodge an objection to the notice with the planning authority which served it.

2

Where an objection is lodged under subsection (1), the planning authority must give notice of the objection to—

a

every person who was served with the completion notice, and

b

the Scottish Ministers.

3

Before confirming a completion notice, the Scottish Ministers must allow the following people the opportunity to make representations to a person appointed for the purpose by the Scottish Ministers—

a

the person who lodged the objection, and

b

the planning authority.

4

The Scottish Ministers must give notice of their decision as to whether or not to confirm the completion notice to—

a

every person who was served with the completion notice, and

b

the planning authority.

5

In confirming a completion notice, the Scottish Ministers may substitute a longer period for that specified in the notice as the period at the expiration of which the planning permission is to cease to have effect.