7.—(1) The amendments made by section 160 of the Act (which are brought into force by regulation 4(i)) do not apply to a pre-commencement application.
(2) In this regulation “pre-commencement application” means an application made before 6th April 2017—
(a)under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008(1) (applications for orders granting development consent), or
(b)under Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008(2) (changes to, and revocation of, orders granting development consent).
2008 c. 29. Section 37 was amended by the Localism Act 2011.
Schedule 6 was amended by the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, the Localism Act 2011, the Infrastructure Act 2015, S.I. 2009/1307 and S.I. 2011/1043.