Part 6Deciding applications for orders granting development consent
Chapter 1Handling of application by Commission
60Local 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.