The Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (England) (Amendment) Order 2003

Changes to article 22: Written notice of decision or determination relating to a planning permission

5.  For article 22(1) of the 1995 Order substitute—

“22— (1) When the local planning authority give notice of a decision or determination on an application for planning permission or for approval of reserved matters and—

(a) planning permission is granted, the notice shall include a summary of their reasons for the grant and a summary of the policies and proposals in the development plan which are relevant to the decision;

(b) planning permission is granted subject to conditions, the notice shall:—

(i) include a summary of their reasons for the grant together with a summary of the policies and proposals in the development plan which are relevant to the decision to grant permission; and

(ii) shall state clearly and precisely their full reasons for each condition imposed, specifying all policies and proposals in the development plan which are relevant to the decision;

(c) planning permission is refused, the notice shall state clearly and precisely their full reasons for the refusal, specifying all policies and proposals in the development plan which are relevant to the decision; and

(d) where the Secretary of State has given a direction restricting the grant of planning permission for the development for which application is made or where he or a Government Department has expressed the view that the permission should not be granted (either wholly or in part) or should be granted subject to conditions, the notice shall give details of the direction or of the view expressed,

and in the case of notification required by sub-paragraph (b) (c) or (d) the notice shall be accompanied by a notification in the terms (or substantially in the terms) set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order.”