Regulation 56 Planning permission: consideration on reviewF1I1

In reviewing any planning permission or deemed planning permission in pursuance of regulations 50 and 51, the competent authority shall, in England and Wales–

and so far as the adverse effects are not thus overcome the authority shall make such order under section 97 of that Act (power to revoke or modify planning permission), or under section 102 of or paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 to that Act (order requiring discontinuance of use, &c.), as may be required.

In reviewing any planning permission or deemed planning permission in pursuance of regulations 50 and 51, the competent authority shall, in Scotland–

and so far as the adverse effects are not thus overcome, the authority shall make such order under section 42 of that Act^f2 (power to revoke or modify planning permission), or under section 49 of that Act^f3 (orders requiring discontinuance of use, &c.) as may be required.

Where the authority ascertain that the carrying out or, as the case may be, the continuation of the development would adversely affect the integrity of a European site F2or European offshore marine site, they nevertheless need not proceed under regulations 50 and 51 if and so long as they consider that there is no likelihood of the development being carried out or continued.