Definition of “application of potential strategic importance”
1.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below, “application of potential strategic importance” means any application for planning permission for development which the local planning authority consider falls within a category set out below.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to—
(a)an application under section 73 of the 1990 Act, or
(b)an application for renewal of planning permission,
where the previous planning permission was granted pursuant to an application for planning permission which was received by the local planning authority on or before 2 July 2000.
(3) In sub-paragraph (2) above, “previous planning permission” means the planning permission in respect of which the application referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) is made.