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Article 22 Written notice of decision or determination relating to a planning application

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(1)

When the local planning authority give notice of a decision or determination on an application for planning permission or for approval of reserved matters, and a permission or approval is granted subject to conditions or the application is refused, the notice shall—

(a)

state clearly and precisely their full reasons for the refusal or for any condition imposed; and

(b)

where the Secretary of State has given a direction restricting the grant of permission for the development for which application is made or where he or a Government Department has expressed the view that the permission should not be granted (either wholly or in part) or should be granted subject to conditions, give details of the direction or of the view expressed,

and shall be accompanied by a notification in the terms (or substantially in the terms) set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order.

(2)

Where—

(a)

the applicant for planning permission has submitted an environmental statement; and

(b)

the local planning authority have decided (having taken environmental information into consideration) to grant permission (whether unconditionally or subject to conditions),

the notice given to the applicant in accordance with article 20(1) shall include a statement that environmental information has been taken into consideration by the authority.