UK Statutory Instrument
2013
United Kingdom
The Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Procedure and Consequential Amendments) Order 2013
At a glance
What's here
18 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 3
- Applicant 1
Plus 14 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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What this Act requires
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Part 1 — Preliminary
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Interpretation
Electronic communications
Part 1A — Pre-application consultation
No sections of this Part have been ingested yet.
Part 2 — Applications
Browse 13 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Applications for planning permission
Applications for reserved matters
Applications in respect of Crown land
Design and access statements
General provisions in relation to applications
Notice of application to be given by the applicant
Certificates in relation to notice of applications
Information to be provided to the designated planning authority
Information to be provided by the designated planning authority
Publicity for applications: Secretary of State
Publicity for applications: designated planning authority
Register of applications
Representations received by the designated planning authority
Part 3 — Consultation
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Consultations before the grant of permission
Consultation with relevant authority
Duty to respond to consultation
Notification of mineral applications
Information to be published following representation period
Hearings
Part 4 — The decision
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Time periods for decision
Contents of the decision notice
Publishing the decision
Part 5 — Miscellaneous
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Mayor of London:
Consequential amendments to the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011
Part 6 — Procedure for making and determining connected listed building applications
No sections of this Part have been ingested yet.
Part 7 — Connected applications: hearings and written representations
No sections of this Part have been ingested yet.
Part 8 — Review
No sections of this Part have been ingested yet.
Schedules
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Notices under article 9
Publicity for applications for planning permission
Other sections — not classified into a Part
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Applications for reserved matters
- Submit applications for reserved matters to the Secretary of State Any Person
Applications in respect of Crown land
- Include Crown land statement and authorisation with your application Any Person
General provisions in relation to applications
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must acknowledge and validate planning applications Crown / Minister / Government department
Certificates in relation to notice of applications
- Certify that you have notified relevant parties of your planning application Applicant
Information to be provided to the designated planning authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must notify planning authorities of major applications Crown / Minister / Government department
Publicity for applications: Secretary of State
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must publicise planning applications within 5 days Crown / Minister / Government department
Publicity for applications: designated planning authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local planning authority must publicise planning applications Local authority
Register of applications
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must record planning applications on the public register Local authority
Representations received by the designated planning authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Planning authority must forward representations to the Secretary of State Local authority
Duty to respond to consultation
- Consultees must provide a substantive response to planning consultations Any Person
Notification of mineral applications
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must notify mineral owners of planning applications Crown / Minister / Government department
Information to be published following representation period
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must publish application documents and representations Crown / Minister / Government department
Hearings etc
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must consider planning applications by hearing or in writing Crown / Minister / Government department
Time periods for decision
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must decide planning applications within statutory deadlines Crown / Minister / Government department
Contents of the decision notice
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must provide detailed reasons for planning decisions Crown / Minister / Government department
Publishing the decision
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must publish and distribute planning decision notices Crown / Minister / Government department
Mayor of London: PSI applications
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must notify Mayor of London of certain planning applications Crown / Minister / Government department
Consequential amendments to the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must notify you if an Environmental Statement is missing Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 9 other unclassified sections
Citation, commencement and application
Interpretation
Electronic communications
Applications for planning permission
Design and access statements
Notice of application to be given by the applicant
Information to be provided by the designated planning authority
Consultations before the grant of permission
Consultation with relevant authority
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