# The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, Article 17: Notice of reference of applications to the Secretary of State

Extent: E+W

On referring any application to the Secretary of State under section 77 (reference of applications to Secretary of State) of the 1990 Act pursuant to a direction made under that section, a local planning authority must serve on the applicant a notice—
(a) setting out the terms of the direction and any reasons given by the Secretary of State for issuing it; and
(b) stating that the application has been referred to the Secretary of State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/595/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-development-management-procedure-england-order-2015/article-17
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