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Article 3

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(1)

The carrying out by a development corporation, within their area, of the following class of development, namely, development in accordance with proposals approved by the Secretary of State under section 6(1) of the New Towns Act (not being development for which permission under Part III of the Act is granted or deemed to be granted otherwise than by this order) is hereby permitted, subject to such of the limitations and conditions set out in articles 4 to 8 of this order as are applicable to the development, and subject—

(a)

in the case of the carrying out of development by a development corporation to the development being so carried out either—

(i)

before the transfer date as respects that development corporation, or

(ii)

after that transfer date in pursuance of a binding contract for that development entered into by the development corporation before that transfer date,

(b)

in the case of the carrying out of development which by paragraph (2) below is deemed to be the carrying out of development by a development corporation, to the development being commenced within a period of 5 years from the date on which the development corporation disposed of the land.

(2)

For the purposes of this article, the carrying out of development on land held or formerly held by a development corporation by a person to whom this paragraph applies shall be deemed to be the carrying out of such development by the development corporation where—

(a)

the development is authorised development; and

(b)

the development corporation had, before disposing of the land, complied with any requirements of article 8 of this order which were applicable to the development; and

(c)

the development corporation have sent a copy of the authorisation to the district planning authority in whose area the land is situated.

(3)

The foregoing paragraph applies to any person coming within either of the following descriptions, namely:—

(a)

a person to whom a development corporation have, before the transfer date as respects that development corporation, disposed of land; or

(b)

a successor in title or lessee of such a person as is referred to in (a) above.