# The Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Procedure and Consequential Amendments) Order 2013, Article 13: Publicity for relevant applications: Secretary of State

Extent: E+W

(1) This article applies where the Secretary of State receives a relevant application which is a valid application within the meaning of article 8.
(2) Where the application is a special development application or a standard major development application, the Secretary of State must—
(a) within 5 working days of receipt of the application, publish the required information about it on a website maintained by the Secretary of State; and
(b) as soon as reasonably practicable following receipt of the application—
(i) make copies of the application and any document accompanying it available on such a website; and
(ii) arrange for the publication of the requisite notice in relation to the application in a newspaper circulating in the locality in which the land to which the application relates is situated.
(3) Where the application is a standard non-major development application, the Secretary of State must—
(a) within 5 working days of receipt of the application, publish the required information about it on a website maintained by the Secretary of State; and
(b) as soon as reasonably practicable following receipt of the application make copies of the application and any document accompanying it available on such a website.
(4) In this article, “the required information”, in relation to a relevant application, means—
(a) the address or location of the proposed development;
(b) a description of the proposed development;
(c) the date by which any representations about the application must be made, which must not be before the last day of the period of 14 days , or in the case of an EIA application accompanied by an environmental statement 30 days, beginning with the date on which the information is published;
(d) details of where and when the application may be inspected; and
(e) the Secretary of State’s address for receipt of representations about the application.
(5) When computing the number of days in sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (4), any day which is a public holiday must be disregarded unless the application is an EIA application accompanied by an environmental statement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2140/article/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-section-62a-applications-procedure-and-consequential-amendments-order-2013/article-13
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