Article 7A Notification of an application for a determination under class 70F1

(1)

A planning authority must give notice in accordance with this article that an application for a determination made under sub-paragraph (3)(b)(i) of class 70 (a building operation consisting of the demolition of a building) of Schedule 1 has been made.

(2)

Notice under paragraph (1) is to be given where there are premises situated on the neighbouring land to which the notice can be sent to the owner, lessee or occupier of such premises, by sending a notice addressed to “the Owner, Lessee or Occupier” to such premises.

(3)

The notice to be given in accordance with paragraph (2) must—

(a)

state the date on which the notice is sent;

(b)

state the name of the applicant and, where an agent is acting on behalf of the applicant, the name and address of that agent;

(c)

include any reference number given to the application by the planning authority;

(d)

include a description of the demolition to which the application relates;

(e)

include the postal address of the land to which the demolition relates, or if the land in question has no postal address, a description of the location of the land;

(f)

state how the application and other documents submitted in connection with it may be inspected;

(g)

state that representations may be made to the planning authority regarding the method of demolition and proposed restoration of the site; and

(h)

include information as to how and by which date (being a date not earlier than 14 days after the date on which the notice is sent) such representations may be made.

(4)

In this article “neighbouring land” means an area or plot of land which, or part of which, is conterminous with or within 20 metres of the boundary of the land for which the development is proposed.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 7A inserted (21.11.2011) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/357), arts. 1(2), 2(3)