# The Town and Country Planning General Development (Amendment) Order 1987, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 36 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 confers a right of appeal against certain planning decisions of local planning authorities. Its provisions are extended, by section 37 of the Act, to cases where a local planning authority fails to notify a planning decision within prescribed periods and, by section 53 of the Act, to determinations by local planning authorities of whether planning permission is required.
Article 20 of the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1977 prescribes the time within which and the manner in which notice of appeal is to be given to the Secretary of State.
This Order substitutes a new article 20. The main changes are:
(a) notice of appeal in all cases must be given by completing a form obtained from the Secretary of State;
(b) copies of supporting documents relevant to the appeal must accompany the notice and additional documents are required to be supplied;
(c) an appellant is required to serve a copy of his notice of appeal on the local planning authority concerned at the same time as he gives notice to the Secretary of State. The copy notice must be accompanied by copies of any plans or drawings relating to the application which the authority have not yet seen.
The form referred to in the article may be obtained from the Department of the Environment, Tollgate House, Houlton Street, Bristol BS2 9DT, or, as respects appeals arising in Wales, from the Welsh Office, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF1 3NQ.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/702/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-general-development-amendment-order-1987/note
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