SCHEDULE 2DEVELOPMENT PLANNING: FURTHER AMENDMENTS

10Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)

1

Section 303A (responsibility of local planning authorities for costs of holding certain inquiries etc) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1B), for “The” substitute “Where a local planning authority cause a qualifying procedure to be carried out or held, the”.

3

After subsection (1B) insert—

1C

Where the qualifying procedure is an independent examination of a strategic development plan under section 64 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, the appropriate authority is the Welsh Ministers.

4

In subsection (2), after “local planning authority” insert “or strategic planning panel”.

5

In subsection (3)—

a

after “local planning authority” insert “or strategic planning panel”;

b

after “that authority” insert “or panel”.

6

In subsection (6), after “local planning authority” insert “or strategic planning panel”.

7

In subsection (9A)—

a

after “local planning authority” insert “or strategic planning panel”;

b

after “the authority” insert “or panel”.