Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 19956
1
The Order shall be amended as follows.
2
In article 10 (consultations before the grant of permission)–
a
after paragraph (1)(iii) add–
1A
The exception in article 10(1)(iii) shall not apply where, in the opinion of the local planning authority, development falls within paragraph (zb) of the table below.
b
after paragraph (za)14 of the table add–
zb
Development–
i
involving the siting of new establishments; or
ii
consisting of modifications to existing establishments which could have significant repercussions on major-accident hazards; or
iii
including transport links, locations frequented by the public and residential areas in the vicinity of existing establishments, where the siting or development is such as to increase the risk or consequences of a major accident.
The Health and Safety Executive and the Environment Agency, and, where it appears to the local planning authority that an area of particular natural sensitivity or interest may be affected, in England, the Nature Conservancy Council for England, or in Wales, the Countryside Council for Wales.