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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-2008/section-158",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-2008/section-158.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/29",
  "legislation_title": "Planning Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-2008",
  "path": "section/158",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "158",
  "heading": "Nuisance: statutory authority",
  "text": "(1) This subsection confers statutory authority for—\n(a) carrying out development for which consent is granted by an order granting development consent;\n(b) doing anything else authorised by an order granting development consent.\n(2) Statutory authority under subsection (1) is conferred only for the purpose of providing a defence in civil or criminal proceedings for nuisance.\n(3) Subsections (1) and (2) are subject to any contrary provision made in any particular case by an order granting development consent.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 158 modified (2.10.2014) by The Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2441), arts. 1, 9(4) (with art. 33)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 158(1) excluded (24.7.2014) by The Daventry International Rail Freight Interchange Alteration Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1796), arts. 1, 9 (with art. 24(2), Sch. 6 para. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 158(1)(2) excluded (25.5.2020) by The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/511), arts. 1, 44(6) (with art. 44(8))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "S. 158(2) excluded (24.7.2014) by The Daventry International Rail Freight Interchange Alteration Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1796), arts. 1, 9 (with art. 24(2), Sch. 6 para. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "S. 158(2) applied (29.3.2017) by The Glyn Rhonwy Pumped Storage Generating Station Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/330), arts. 1, 19(1) (with art. 31)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "S. 158(2) applied (10.10.2019) by The Abergelli Power Gas Fired Generating Station Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1268), arts. 1, 20(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "S. 158(2) applied (14.4.2020) by The Reinforcement to the North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/325), arts. 1, 19(1) (with art. 7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "S. 158(2) applied (1.9.2020) by The Immingham Open Cycle Gas Turbine Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/847), arts. 1, 19(1) (with Sch. 9 para. 144)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C9",
      "text": "S. 158(2) modified (7.2.2024) by The Drax Power Station Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage Extension Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/70), arts. 1, 17(1)-(3) (with arts. 17(7), 43, Sch. 12 paras. 5, 24)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C10",
      "text": "S. 158(2) modified (5.6.2026) by The Dogger Bank South East and West Offshore Wind Farms Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/577), arts. 1, 25(1) (with arts. 40, 41, Sch. 15)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 158 in force at 1.3.2010 by S.I. 2010/101, art. 3(i) (with art. 6)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/29/section/158",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:38.131823+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
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    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}