Town and Country Planning Act 1990

4 (1) Each of the following applications, namely—

(a) applications for planning permission;

(b) applications for determining under section 64 whether an application for such permission is required;

(c) applications for an established use certificate under section 192; and

(d) applications for consent to the display of advertisements under section 220,

shall, if relating to land in a National Park, be made to the district planning authority who shall, unless it falls to be determined by them, send it on to the county planning authority and, in the case of an application for planning permission, shall send a copy to the local highway authority, except where the local highway authority are a local planning authority and except in any case or class of case with respect to which the local highway authority otherwise direct.

(2) Where any such application relating to land in a National Park or an application so relating for approval of a matter reserved under an outline planning permission within the meaning of section 92 falls to be determined by a county planning authority, that authority shall before determining it consult with the district planning authority for the area in which the land to which the application relates is situated.