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Regulation 3 Prohibition on the grant of planning permission for unauthorised development

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The Secretary of State shall not grant planning permission under subsection (1) of section 177 (grant or modification of planning permission on appeals to the Secretary of State) in respect of unauthorised development unless he has first taken into consideration—

(a)

the environmental statement; and

(b)

the representations (if any) made in relation to any part of that statement,

and states in his decision that he has done so.