# Planning Act 2008, Section 116: Reasons for decision to grant or refuse development consent

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The Secretary of State must prepare a statement of the Secretary of State's reasons for deciding to—
(a) make an order granting development consent, or
(b) refuse development consent.
(2) The Secretary of State must provide a copy of the statement to each person who is an interested party in relation to the application for the purposes of Chapter 4 (see section 102).
(3) The Secretary of State must publish the statement in such manner as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/29/section/116 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-2008/section-116
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