Permission in principle may be granted for housing-led development of land in England as provided in section 59A.
Permission in principle may not be granted for development consisting of the winning and working of minerals.
For the effect of permission in principle, see section 70(2ZZA) to (2ZZC) (application for technical details consent must be determined in accordance with permission in principle, except after a prescribed period).
A reference to permission in principle in any provision of this Act in its application to land in Wales, or in its application to functions of the Welsh Ministers or other authorities in Wales, is to be ignored.