2019 No. 1154
The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Made
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 303(1), (5) and (6) and 333(2A) of the Town and Country Planning Act 19901, makes the following Regulations.
In accordance with section 303(8)(a) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019.
2
These Regulations come into force—
a
for the purposes of regulation 2, on the day after the day on which they are made; and
b
for all other purposes, on the twenty eighth day after the day on which they are made.
3
In these Regulations “the 2012 Regulations” means the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 20122.
Amendment of regulation 12
In regulation 1 of the 2012 Regulations, omit paragraph (3).
Amendments in relation to fees for certain applications under the General Permitted Development Order3
1
Regulation 14 of the 2012 Regulations is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (za) insert—
zab
for an application under Part 1 of that Schedule relating to development permitted by Class A of that Part (enlargement, improvement or other alteration of a dwellinghouse) which exceeds the limits in paragraph A.1(f) of that Class but is allowed by paragraph A.1(g), £96;
3
In paragraph (1A), before the words “or (zb)”, insert “, (zab)”.
4
After paragraph (1A), insert—
1B
This regulation shall not apply to impose a fee in relation to an application of a type described in paragraph (1)(zab) (“the approval application”) where the local planning authority to whom the approval application is made are satisfied that the application relates solely to operations referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of regulation 4(1).
Transitional provision4
1
The 2012 Regulations shall continue to apply in relation to applications of the kind mentioned in paragraph (2), as if regulation 3 had not been made.
2
This paragraph applies to an application which—
a
falls within the description in regulation 14(1)(zab) of the 2012 Regulations; and
b
is made before the date on which regulation 3 come into force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
(This note is not part of the Regulations)