# The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 2020, Article 3: Transitional and savings provisions


(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) 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;
“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—
(a) before 30th December 2020;
(b) on or after the 30th December 2020 where the prior approval application was submitted to the local planning authority before the 30th December 2020;
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1459/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-general-permitted-development-england-amendment-no-4-order-2020/article-3
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