Economic Development Act 2012
sec.44Pre-existing applications under Planning Act
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sec.44 Pre-existing applications under Planning Act
This section applies if— an area is declared as a priority development area; and before the area is declared, any of the following applications were properly made under the Planning Act in relation to premises in the area— a development application; a change application; an extension application; a cancellation application; and immediately before the area is declared, the application had not lapsed or been decided under that Act. Despite the declaration of the priority development area, the Planning Act continues to apply in relation to the application as if the area had not been declared. s 44 amd 2016 No. 27 s 173 sub 2024 No. 32 s 25A (sec.44-ssec.1) This section applies if— an area is declared as a priority development area; and before the area is declared, any of the following applications were properly made under the Planning Act in relation to premises in the area— a development application; a change application; an extension application; a cancellation application; and immediately before the area is declared, the application had not lapsed or been decided under that Act. (sec.44-ssec.2) Despite the declaration of the priority development area, the Planning Act continues to apply in relation to the application as if the area had not been declared.
- (a) an area is declared as a priority development area; and
- (b) before the area is declared, any of the following applications were properly made under the Planning Act in relation to premises in the area— (i) a development application; (ii) a change application; (iii) an extension application; (iv) a cancellation application; and
- (i) a development application;
- (ii) a change application;
- (iii) an extension application;
- (iv) a cancellation application; and
- (c) immediately before the area is declared, the application had not lapsed or been decided under that Act.
- (i) a development application;
- (ii) a change application;
- (iii) an extension application;
- (iv) a cancellation application; and