Article 5G Publicity for applications for permission in principleF1

An application for permission in principle made to a local planning authority must be publicised by the authority—

Where the notice referred to in paragraph (1)(b) is, without any fault or intention of the local planning authority, removed, obscured or defaced before the period of 14 days referred to has elapsed, the authority is to be treated as having complied with the requirements of paragraph (1)(b) if they have taken reasonable steps for protection of the notice and, if need be, its replacement.

The following information must be published on a website maintained by the local planning authority—

Where the local planning authority have failed to satisfy the requirements of this article in respect of an application for permission in principle at the time—

this article continues to apply as if such referral or appeal to the Secretary of State had not been made.

Where paragraph (4) applies, the local planning authority must inform the Secretary of State as soon as they have satisfied the relevant requirements in this article.

In this article “requisite notice” means notice in the appropriate form set out in Schedule 1 or in a form substantially to the same effect.

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When computing the number of days in paragraphs (1)(b), (2) and (3)(c), any day which is a public holiday must be disregarded unless the application is one to which paragraph (7) applies.