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37.—(1) Where it appears to the local planning authority by whom or on whose behalf an enforcement notice is to be issued that the matters constituting the breach of planning control comprise or include Schedule 1 development or Schedule 2 development they must, before the enforcement notice is issued—
(a)take such steps as appear reasonable to them in the circumstances, having regard to the requirements of regulation 6(2), to obtain information about the unauthorised development to inform a screening opinion; and
(b)adopt a screening opinion.
(2) The local planning authority must adopt the screening opinion mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) within—
(a)three weeks beginning with the date on which it obtained the information mentioned in paragraph (1)(a); or
(b)such longer period not exceeding 90 days beginning with the date on which it obtained the information mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) as may be reasonably required.
(3) Where it appears to the local planning authority by whom or on whose behalf an enforcement notice is to be issued that the matters constituting the breach of planning control comprise or include EIA development, they must serve with a copy of the enforcement notice a notice (“regulation 37 notice”) which must—
(a)include the screening opinion required by paragraph (1); and
(b)require a person who gives notice of an appeal under section 174 M1 of the Act (Appeal against enforcement notice) to submit to the Secretary of State with the notice 2 copies of an environmental statement relating to that EIA development.
(4) The authority which has served a regulation 37 notice must send a copy of it to—
(a)the Secretary of State;
(b)the consultation bodies; and
(c)any particular person of whom the authority is aware, who is likely to be affected by, or has an interest in, the regulation 37 notice.
(5) Where an authority provides the Secretary of State with a copy of a regulation 37 notice they must include with it a list of the other persons to whom a copy of the notice has been or is to be sent.
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M1Section 174 was amended by sections 6, 32 and 84 of, and paragraph 22 of Part 1 of Schedule 19 to, the Planning and Compensation Act 1991; S.I. 2003/956; section 123 of the Localism Act 2011; and section 63 of, and paragraphs 2 and 5 of Schedule 17 to, the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c.24).
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