Housing and Planning Act 2016

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)

20 (1) Section 77 (references of applications to Secretary of State) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), after “planning permission” insert “or permission in principle”.

(3) In subsection (4)—

(a) for “subsection (5), where” substitute “subsection (5)—

(a) where”;

(b) for “local planning authority and” substitute “local planning authority;

(b) where an application for permission in principle is referred to the Secretary of State under this section, section 70 shall apply, with any necessary modifications, as it applies to such an application which falls to be determined by the local planning authority;

and”.