Article 3 Transitional and savings provisions

The amendment made by article 2 of this Order does not have effect in relation to development under Class A or AA of Part 20 to Schedule 2 to the GPDO where a prior approval application is submitted before 30th December 2020.

Where a prior approval event occurs, the planning permission granted by Class A or AA of Part 20 of Schedule 2 to the GPDO continues to have effect as if the amendments made by article 2 of this Order had not been made.

In this article—

• “the GPDO” means the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015;

• “prior approval application” has the same meaning as in section 69A(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990^f1;

• “prior approval event” means the giving of prior approval in relation to a matter determined under paragraph A.2 of Class A or paragraph AA.2 of Class AA of Part 20 of Schedule 2 to the GPDO—

  1. (a)

     before 30th December 2020;

  2. (b)

     on or after the 30th December 2020 where the prior approval application was submitted to the local planning authority before the 30^th December 2020;

  3. (c)

     on or after the 30th December 2020 in relation to an appeal which was lodged under section 78 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 within 6 months of the date of notice of refusal of a prior approval application submitted before the 30th December 2020.