Article 15 Consultation with relevant local planning authority

The Secretary of State must, before determining an urgent Crown development application, notify the relevant local planning authority of the period within which any representations must be made to the Secretary of State and the address to which any representations must be sent.

Subject to paragraph (3) the Secretary of State must not determine the application before the end of the period notified under paragraph (1).

Paragraph (2) does not apply if before the end of the period notified under paragraph (1) the Secretary of State has received a substantive response (within the meaning of article 16) from the relevant local planning authority.

The Secretary of State must, in determining the application, take into account any representations received from the relevant local planning authority within the period notified under paragraph (1).

The Secretary of State may disregard any representations received after the end of the period notified under paragraph (1).