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55.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, regulations 50 and 51 (requirement to review certain decisions and consents, &c.) apply to any planning permission or deemed planning permission, unless–
(a)the development to which it related has been completed, or
(b)it was granted subject to a condition as to the time within which the development to which it related was to be begun and that time has expired without the development having been begun, or
(c)it was granted for a limited period and that period has expired.
(2) Regulations 50 and 51 do not apply to planning permission granted or deemed to have been granted–
(a)by a development order (but see regulations 60 to 64 below);
(b)by virtue of the adoption of a simplified planning zone scheme or of alterations to such a scheme (but see regulation 65 below);
(c)by virtue of the taking effect of an order designating an enterprise zone under Schedule 32 to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980(1), or by virtue of the approval of a modified enterprise zone scheme (but see regulation 66 below).
(3) Planning permission deemed to be granted by virtue of–
(a)a direction under section 90(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or section 37(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 in respect of development for which an authorisation has been granted under section 1 or 3 of the Pipe–lines Act 1962(2),
(b)a direction under section 5(1) of the Pipe–lines Act 1962,
(c)a direction under section 90(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or section 37(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 in respect of development for which a consent has been given under section 36 or 37 of the Electricity Act 1989,
(d)a direction under section 90(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or paragraph 7 of Schedule 8 to the Electricty Act 1989, or
(e)a direction under section 90(2A) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (which relates to development in pursuance of an order under section 1 or 3 of the Transport and Works Act 1992(3)),
shall be reviewed in accordance with the following provisions of this Part in conjunction with the review of the underlying authorisation, consent or order.
(4) In the case of planning permission deemed to have been granted in any other case by a direction under section 90(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or section 37(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972, the local planning authority shall–
(a)identify any such permission which they consider falls to be reviewed under regulations 50 and 51, and
(b)refer the matter to the government department which made the direction;
and the department shall, if it aggrees that the planning permission does fall to be so reviewed, thereupon review the direction in accordance with those regulations.
(5) Save as otherwise expressly provided, regulations 50 and 51 do not apply to planning permission granted or deemed to be granted by a public general Act of Parliament.
(6) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), where planning permission granted by the Secretary of State falls to be reviewed under regulations 50 and 51–
(a)it shall be reviewed by the local planning authority, and
(b)the power conferred by section 97 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (revocation or modification of planning permission) shall be exercisable by that authority as in relation to planning permission granted on an application under Part III of that Act.
In a non–metropolitan county in England F2... the function of reviewing any such planning permission shall be exercised by the district planning authority unless it relates to a county matter (within the meaning of Schedule 1 to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) in which case it shall be exercised by the county planning authority.]
Textual Amendments
F1Regulations revoked (E.W.) (1.4.2010 except so far as relating to the revocation in relation to W. of reg. 36 and specified words in reg. 3(3), 12.12.2014 in so far as not already in force) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/490), regs. 1(2)(4)(b), 133(3) (with regs. 125, 134)
F2Words in reg. 55(6) omitted (E.W.) (1.4.1996) by virtue of The Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Consequential Amendments) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/525), arts. 1, 3, Sch. para. 18(4)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 55 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)
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