# The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Regulations 2017, Regulation 7: Transitional provison: development consent for projects that involve housing


(1) The amendments made by section 160 of the Act (which are brought into force by regulation 4(i)) do not apply to a pre-commencement application.
(2) In this regulation “pre-commencement application” means an application made before 6th April 2017—
(a) under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 (applications for orders granting development consent), or
(b) under Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008 (changes to, and revocation of, orders granting development consent).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/281/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-planning-act-2016-commencement-no-5-transitional-provisions-and-savings-regulations-2017/regulation-7
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