Part 6Deciding applications for orders granting development consent

Chapter 1Handling of application by Commission

I160Local impact reports

1

Subsection (2) applies where the Commission—

a

has accepted an application for an order granting development consent, and

b

has received—

i

a certificate under section 58(2) in relation to the application, and

ii

where section 59 applies, a notice under that section in relation to the application.

2

The Commission must give notice in writing to each of the following, inviting them to submit a local impact report to it—

a

each authority which, in relation to the application, is a relevant local authority within the meaning given by section 102(5), and

b

the Greater London Authority if the land to which the application relates, or any part of it, is in Greater London.

3

A “local impact report” is a report in writing giving details of the likely impact of the proposed development on the authority's area (or any part of that area).

4

“The proposed development” is the development for which the application seeks development consent.

5

A notice under subsection (2) must specify the deadline for receipt by the Commission of the local impact report.