PART 3PLANNING PERMISSION
CHAPTER 5APPLYING FOR PLANNING PERMISSION AND RELATED APPROVALS
Failure to comply with requirements for applications
59Planning authority not to consider invalid application
(1)
A planning authority must not consider—
(a)
an application made to it for planning permission if any requirement imposed by regulations under section 56, 57 or 58 has not been complied with;
(b)
an application made to it for approval of a reserved matter if any requirement imposed by regulations under section 56 or 58 has not been complied with;
(c)
an application made to it for any other consent, agreement or approval required by a condition or limitation subject to which planning permission has been granted if any relevant requirement has not been complied with.
(2)
In subsection (1)(c) “relevant requirement” means—
(a)
a requirement imposed by regulations under section 56, or
(b)
a requirement imposed by a development order or a local development order in relation to—
(i)
the form or content of an application or how it must be made, or
(ii)
the form or content of any documents or other materials to be included with an application.