# Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Paragraph 12B: General Rule


The general rule is that the local planning authority is—
(a) the local planning authority which granted the planning permission, or
(b) the local planning authority which could have granted the planning permission had it not been granted by the Secretary of State or a person appointed by the Secretary of State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/8/schedule/7A/paragraph/12B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-act-1990/schedule-7A/paragraph-12B
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