Regulation 6 Duration of order granting development consentI1

Development for which development consent is granted must be begun before the end of a period of five years beginning on the date on which the order granting development consent is made.

Where an order granting development consent authorises the compulsory acquisition of land, and a notice to treat is served under section 5 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965^f1 or in Scotland under section 17 of the Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845^f2, that notice must be served before the end of a period of five years beginning on the date on which the order granting development consent is made.