{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-changes-to-and-revocation-of-development-consent-orders-regulations-2011/regulation-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2011/2055",
  "legislation_title": "The Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-changes-to-and-revocation-of-development-consent-orders-regulations-2011",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Application",
  "text": "(1) The application must be made to the Secretary of State.\n(2) The application must be in writing and must contain the following—\n(a) the name and address of the applicant;\n(b) the name and address of an agent, if appointed;\n(c) the Secretary of State's reference for the development consent order to which the application relates;\n(d) details of the change being applied for;\n(e) any documents and plans considered necessary to support the application;\n(f) a statement that the applicant is either—\n(i) the person who applied for the development consent order to which the application relates or a successor in title;\n(ii) a person with an interest in the land to which the development consent order relates; or\n(iii) any other person for whose benefit the development consent order has effect ;\n(ff) the consultation and publicity statement referred to in regulation 7A;\n(g) details of the applicant's interest in the land; and\n(h) if requested by the Secretary of State, 3 paper copies of the application and other supporting documents and plans.\n(3) Unless the Secretary of State specifies otherwise, any plans, drawings or sections provided shall be no larger than A0 size, shall be drawn to an identified scale ... and, in the case of plans, shall show the direction of North.\n(4) Where a plan comprises 3 or more separate sheets a key plan must be provided showing the relationship between the different sheets.\n(4A) Subject to paragraph (4B), unless the Secretary of State specifies otherwise any plans, drawings or sections required to be provided under paragraph (2) shall be provided at a scale not smaller than 1:2500.\n(4B) Paragraph (4A) does not apply to a plan or to a sheet of a plan where the matters shown or identified on the plan or sheet are entirely in the UK marine area.\n(4C) In paragraph (4B), “UK marine area” has the same meaning as in section 42 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Regulations substituted (1.4.2012) by The Localism Act 2011 (Infrastructure Planning) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/635), regs. 1(2), 11(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 4(2)(ff) inserted (14.7.2015) by The Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/760), regs. 1(1), 3(1)(a) (with reg. 8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 4(3) omitted (14.7.2015) by virtue of The Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/760), regs. 1(1), 3(1)(b) (with reg. 8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Reg. 4(4A)-(4C) inserted (14.7.2015) by The Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/760), regs. 1(1), 3(1)(c) (with reg. 8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "See section 156."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2055/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:57:57.291233+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}