# The Land Compensation Development (Wales) Order 2012, Article 3: Application for and issue of certificates


(1) An application to a local planning authority for a certificate under section 17 must—
(a) be in writing;
(b) include a plan or map sufficient to identify the land to which the application relates; and
(c) comply with the requirements of section 17(3).
(2) The time within which a certificate is to be issued by a local planning authority will, subject to the provisions of section 17(4), be two months from the receipt of such an application by them.
(3) If a local planning authority issue a certificate otherwise than for development described in the application made to them, or contrary to representations in writing made to them by a party directly concerned, they must in that certificate include a statement in writing of their reasons for doing so and give particulars of the manner in which and the time within which an appeal may be made under section 18.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2012/843/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-compensation-development-wales-order-2012/article-3
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