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C.2—(1) Development is permitted by Class C subject to the condition that the developer must, before beginning the development, apply to the local planning authority for a determination as to whether the prior approval of the authority will be required as to the siting, design and external appearance of the development and the following sub-paragraphs apply in relation to that application.
(2) The application must be accompanied by—
(a)a written description of the proposed development, which must include details of any building operations proposed;
(b)a plan indicating the site and showing the proposed development;
(c)the developer's contact address; and
(d)the developer's email address if the developer is content to receive communications electronically,
together with any fee required to be paid.
(3) The local planning authority may refuse an application where, in the opinion of the authority—
(a)the proposed development does not comply with, or
(b)the developer has provided insufficient information to enable the authority to establish whether the proposed development complies with,
any conditions, limitations or restrictions specified in Class C as being applicable to the development in question.
(4) Sub-paragraphs (5) and (7) do not apply where a local planning authority refuses an application under sub-paragraph (3) and for the purposes of section 78 (appeals) of the Act such a refusal is to be treated as a refusal of an application for approval.
(5) The local planning authority must give notice of the proposed development—
(a)by site display in at least one place on or near the land to which the application relates for not less than 21 days of a notice which—
(i)describes the proposed development;
(ii)provides the address of the proposed development;
(iii)specifies the date by which representations are to be received by the local planning authority; or
(b)by serving a notice in that form on any adjoining owner or occupier.
(6) The local planning authority may require the developer to submit such information as the authority may reasonably require in order to determine the application.
(7) The local planning authority must, when determining an application—
(a)take into account any representations made to them as a result of any notice given under sub-paragraph (5);
(b)have regard to the National Planning Policy Framework issued by the Department for Communities and Local Government in March 2012 M1, so far as relevant to the subject matter of the prior approval, as if the application were a planning application.
(8) The development must not begin before the occurrence of one of the following—
(a)the receipt by the applicant from the local planning authority of a written notice of their determination that such prior approval is not required;
(b)the receipt by the applicant from the local planning authority of a written notice giving their prior approval; or
(c)the expiry of 56 days following the date on which the application under sub-paragraph (2) was received by the local planning authority without the authority notifying the applicant as to whether prior approval is given or refused.
(9) The development must be carried out—
(a)where prior approval is required, in accordance with the details approved by the local planning authority;
(b)where prior approval is not required, or where sub-paragraph (8)(c) applies, in accordance with the details provided in the application referred to in sub-paragraph (2),
unless the local planning authority and the developer agree otherwise in writing.
(10) The local planning authority may grant prior approval unconditionally or subject to conditions reasonably related to the subject matter of the prior approval.
[F1(11) When computing the number of days in sub-paragraph (5)(a), any day which is a public holiday must be disregarded.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2 Pt. 7 para. C.2(11) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(6) of the amending S.I.) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Authority Consultations etc.) (England) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/119), art. 26(4)
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M1https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/6077/2116950.pdf A copy of which may be inspected at the Planning Directorate, the Department for Communities and Local Government, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.
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