C1PART 6Planning in England
Local planning
I1148Costs of independent examinations held by Secretary of State
1
Section 303A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (responsibility of local planning authorities for costs of holding certain inquiries etc) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1A), after “section 20” insert “
, 21(5)(b), 27(3)(a)
”
.
3
For subsection (9A) substitute—
9A
A reference to a local planning authority causing a qualifying procedure to be carried out includes a reference to the case where under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004—
a
the local planning authority are required to submit a document to the appropriate authority for independent examination, or
b
the Secretary of State holds an independent examination in relation to a document prepared by the local planning authority, or by the Secretary of State under section 27(2)(a) of that Act.
Pts. 6, 7: power to amend conferred (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), ss. 132, 255(3)(a) (with s. 247)