Economic Development Act 2012
sec.248Continued consideration of particular applications under Planning Act
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sec.248 Continued consideration of particular applications under Planning Act
This section applies if— before the commencement, an area was declared as a priority development area; and before the commencement, a change application, an extension application or a cancellation application was subsequently made or purportedly made under the Planning Act in relation to premises in the area; and immediately before the commencement, the application had not lapsed or been decided under that Act. Despite new section 45, the Planning Act continues to apply in relation to the application as if the priority development area had not been declared. s 248 ins 2024 No. 32 s 61 (sec.248-ssec.1) This section applies if— before the commencement, an area was declared as a priority development area; and before the commencement, a change application, an extension application or a cancellation application was subsequently made or purportedly made under the Planning Act in relation to premises in the area; and immediately before the commencement, the application had not lapsed or been decided under that Act. (sec.248-ssec.2) Despite new section 45, the Planning Act continues to apply in relation to the application as if the priority development area had not been declared.
- (a) before the commencement, an area was declared as a priority development area; and
- (b) before the commencement, a change application, an extension application or a cancellation application was subsequently made or purportedly made under the Planning Act in relation to premises in the area; and
- (c) immediately before the commencement, the application had not lapsed or been decided under that Act.