Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act 1972

7 A local planning authority making a direction under subsection (2) of the said section 8 containing such a declaration as is mentioned in subsection (4) of that section shall forthwith serve on every person who is an owner or occupier of any building to which the direction relates a notice stating that the direction has been made and explaining its effect, and, on being notified by the Secretary of State of his decision with respect to confirmation of the direction, shall forthwith notify every such person of the decision ; and where any direction under the said subsection (2) not containing such a declaration is confirmed by the Secretary of State, or a direction is made under subsection (5) of the said section 8, the local planning authority making the direction shall forthwith serve on every person who is an owner or occupier of any building affected by the direction a notice stating that the direction has been made and confirmed or, as the case may be, made, and (unless it is a direction under the said subsection (5)) explaining its effect.