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land”: supplementary provision</heading><subsection eId="section-307-1"><num>(1)</num><intro><p>In sections 304 and 306 “<term refersTo="#term-specific-planning-permission" eId="term-specific-planning-permission">specific planning permission</term>” means planning permission—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-307-1-a"><num>(a)</num><intro><p>granted by a development order where the development—</p></intro><level class="para2" eId="section-307-1-a-i"><num>(i)</num><content><p>is specifically described in the order, or</p></content></level><level class="para2" eId="section-307-1-a-ii"><num>(ii)</num><content><p>has been specifically approved by Senedd Cymru or the Parliament of the United Kingdom,</p></content></level></level><level class="para1" eId="section-307-1-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>granted by a local development order,</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-307-1-c"><num>(c)</num><content><p>granted on an application under this Act,</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-307-1-d"><num>(d)</num><content><p>granted by a direction under section 87 (authorisation of development by government department), or</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-307-1-e"><num>(e)</num><content><p>granted on the determination of an appeal against an enforcement notice under section 133.</p></content></level></subsection><subsection eId="section-307-2"><num>(2)</num><intro><p>In subsection (1)(a)(ii) the reference to development that has been specifically approved by Senedd Cymru or the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a reference to development authorised by—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-307-2-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p>an Act of Senedd Cymru or an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom,</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-307-2-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>an instrument approved by Senedd Cymru or by both Houses of Parliament, 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