# Housing and Planning Act 2016, Section 142: Local planning authority to notify neighbourhood forum of applications


In Schedule 1 to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (local planning authorities: distribution of functions), after paragraph 8 insert—
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8A (1) A local planning authority who have the function of determining applications for planning permission or permission in principle shall, if requested to do so by a neighbourhood forum for an area which (or any part of which) is situated in the authority's area, notify the neighbourhood forum of—
(a) any relevant planning application; and
(b) any alteration to that application accepted by the authority.
(2) In this paragraph—
“neighbourhood forum” means an organisation or body designated as such under section 61F;
“relevant planning application” means an application which—
(a)relates to land in the area for which the neighbourhood forum is designated; and
(b)is an application for—
(i)planning permission or permission in principle; or
(ii)approval of a matter reserved under an outline planning permission within the meaning of section 92.
(3) Sub-paragraphs (3) to (6) of paragraph 8 have effect for the purposes of this paragraph, any reference to a parish council being read as a reference to a neighbourhood forum.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/22/section/142 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-planning-act-2016/section-142
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