Explanatory Notes

Planning Act 2008

2008 CHAPTER 29

26 November 2008

Commentary

Part 9, Chapter 2: Other changes to existing planning regimes

Section 200: Fees for appeals

322.Section 200 inserts a new section 303ZA into TCPA 1990 which allows the Secretary of State to make provision, by way of regulations, for the payment of a fee for appeals made under TCPA 1990 and the Listed Buildings Act. The fee is to be payable by the appellant and the regulations may set out, in particular, when the fee should be paid, how the fee should be calculated and by whom, the circumstances under which an appeal fee may be refunded, and the effect of either paying or not paying the fee.

323.Regulations made under the new section 303ZA are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.