Part III Control over Development
Duration of planning permission
F162AObjection to completion notice
(1)
A person on whom a completion notice is served may, prior to the date specified in it, lodge an objection to the notice with the planning authority which served it.
(2)
Where an objection is lodged under subsection (1), the planning authority must give notice of the objection to—
(a)
every person who was served with the completion notice, and
(b)
the Scottish Ministers.
(3)
Before confirming a completion notice, the Scottish Ministers must allow the following people the opportunity to make representations to a person appointed for the purpose by the Scottish Ministers—
(a)
the person who lodged the objection, and
(b)
the planning authority.
(4)
The Scottish Ministers must give notice of their decision as to whether or not to confirm the completion notice to—
(a)
every person who was served with the completion notice, and
(b)
the planning authority.
(5)
In confirming a completion notice, the Scottish Ministers may substitute a longer period for that specified in the notice as the period at the expiration of which the planning permission is to cease to have effect.