The Town and Country Planning (Sheffield Urban Development Area) Special Development Order 1989

Consultation before development

6.—(1) The development corporation shall, before beginning any development permitted by this Order or granting any approval required by article 3(b) or (c) of this Order, consult the Sheffield City Council, except where that council have advised the development corporation that they do not wish to be consulted.

(2) The development corporation shall, before beginning any development permitted by this Order which, in its opinion, falls within a category set out in the Schedule hereto, or granting any approval required by article 3(b) or (c) of this Order in relation to such development, consult the authority, person or body mentioned in relation to that category, except where the authority, person or body so mentioned has advised the development corporation that they do not wish to be consulted.

(3) Where this Order requires the development corporation to consult any authority or other person or body, the corporation shall—

(a) give to that authority or other person or body not less than 14 days' notice of the proposed development together with particulars sufficient to identify the site and describe the development and, where the consultation relates to an approval required by article 3(b) or (c) of this Order, particulars of the proposed approval;

(b) not begin to carry out the development or grant the proposed approval until the expiration of the period of such notice; and

(c) take into account any objections or other representations received from such authority, person or body.

(4) Where any objection or representation has been made by an authority or other person or body consulted as aforesaid and has not been withdrawn, the development corporation shall send particulars of the proposed development and, where applicable, of the proposed approval under article 3(b) or (c) of this Order, and of the objection or representation to the Secretary of State in writing, and shall not begin the development or grant any such approval until the Secretary of State has notified the corporation that he does not intend to give a direction under article 7 of this Order in respect of the development.