# The Town and Country Planning (New Towns) Special Development Order 1977, Article 9


(1) If the Secretary of State is satisfied that it is expedient that any development of the class specified in article 3(1) of this order should not be undertaken unless permission is granted on an application in that behalf, the Secretary of State may direct that the permission granted by article 3 of this order shall not apply to that development.
(2) Notice of a direction given by the Secretary of State under this article shall, except in the case of development to be carried out by the development corporation, be served by the development corporation on the owner and occupier of every part of the land affected, and such direction shall come into force in respect of any part of the land on the date on which notice thereof is served on the occupier of that part or, if there is no occupier, on the owner.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1977/665/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-new-towns-special-development-order-1977/article-9
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