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Section 69 Revocation of an EDPI1I2

England and Wales

(1)

The Secretary of State may revoke an EDP—

(a)

on a request from Natural England, or

(b)

on the Secretary of State’s own initiative.

(2)

The Secretary of State must revoke an EDP if the Secretary of State no longer considers that the EDP passes the overall improvement test, unless Natural England has proposed amendments under section 68 which would, if made, result in that test being passed.

(3)

If the Secretary of State decides not to revoke an EDP when requested to do so by Natural England, the Secretary of State must publish a notice of the decision that sets out the reasons for the decision.

(4)

The power to revoke an EDP includes a power—

(a)

to revoke different parts of the EDP at different times;

(b)

to revoke the EDP, or parts of the EDP, at different times in relation to different developments.

(5)

Where the Secretary of State revokes an EDP, the Secretary of State must publish a notice of revocation setting out—

(a)

the fact that the EDP has been revoked and the date of revocation (the “EDP revocation date”),

(b)

where only part of the EDP is revoked or different parts of the EDP are revoked at different times or in relation to different developments, details of how the revocation is to take effect, and

(c)

the reasons for the revocation.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 69 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 118(3)

I2

S. 69 in force at 18.2.2026 by S.I. 2025/1370, reg. 4(1)(l)