Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12 E+W Permission in principle for development of land: minor and consequential amendments

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8) E+W

12 (1) Section 70A (power to decline to determine subsequent application) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (5), after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) an application for permission in principle for the development of any land;”.

(3) In subsection (8), for “An application for planning permission is similar” substitute “ Subject to subsection (9), an application is similar ”.

(4) After that subsection insert—

“(9) An application within subsection (5)(a) or (b) is not similar to an earlier application within subsection (5)(aa).”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 12 para. 12 in force at 13.7.2016 by S.I. 2016/733, reg. 3(d)