Town and Country Planning Act 1990

71 Consultations in connection with determinations under s. 70.E+W

[F1(1)A development order may provide that a local planning authority shall not determine an application for planning permission [F2or permission in principle] before the end of such period as may be prescribed.

(2)A development order may require a local planning authority—

(a)to take into account in determining such an application such representations, made within such period, as may be prescribed; and

(b)to give to any person whose representations have been taken into account such notice as may be prescribed of their decision.

[F3(2ZA)In subsections (1) and (2) references to [F4—

(a) an application for consent, agreement or approval as mentioned in section 61DB(2), [F5and]

(b)] an application for planning permission include references to an application for approval under section 61L(2) [F6, and

(c)an application for consent, agreement or approval where that consent, agreement or approval is required by a condition or limitation imposed under section 61QI(1).]]

(2A)A development order making any provision by virtue of this section may make different provision for different cases or different classes of development.]

(3)Before a local planning authority grant planning permission for the use of land as a caravan site, they shall, unless they are also the authority with power to issue a site licence for that land, consult the local authority with that power.

[F7(3A)Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to planning permission granted by [F8a Mayoral development order or] a neighbourhood development order.]

(4)In this section—

• [F9“prescribed” means prescribed by a development order ]

• “site licence” means a licence under Part 1 of the M1Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 authorising the use of land as a caravan site [F10or under Part 2 of the Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013 authorising the use of the land as a site for mobile homes (within the meaning of that Act)].