# Town and Country Planning Act 1971, Paragraph 3


If the development involved the clearing of any land, the reference in paragraph (2)(a) of this Schedule to the state of the land immediately before the development shall be construed as a reference to the state of the land immediately after the clearing thereof but before the carrying out of any other operations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/78/schedule/16/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-act-1971/schedule-16/paragraph-3
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