Section 69: Register of applications etc, Town and Country Planning Act 1990

The local planning authority must keep a register containing such information as is prescribed as to—

applications for planning permission;

applications for permission in principle;

applications for non-material changes to planning permission under section 96A;

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local development orders;

Mayoral development orders;

street vote development orders or proposals for such orders;

neighbourhood planning matters;

simplified planning zone schemes;

applications for approval of biodiversity gain plans under Part 2 of Schedule 7A;

development progress reports under section 90B;

commencement notices under section 93G.

The register must contain—

information as to the manner in which applications mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and (aa) , (aa) , (aza) and (e) and requests mentioned in subsection (1)(b) have been dealt with;

such information as is prescribed with respect to any local development order , Mayoral development order, street vote development order or proposal for such an order, neighbourhood planning matter or simplified planning zone scheme in relation to the authority's area;

such information as is prescribed with respect to development progress reports under section 90B that are provided to the local planning authority;

such information as is prescribed with respect to commencement notices under section 93G that are given to the local planning authority.

For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2) "neighbourhood planning matters" means—

neighbourhood development orders;

neighbourhood development plans (made under section 38A of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004); and

proposals for such orders or plans.

A development order may require the register to be kept in two or more parts.

Each part must contain such information as is prescribed relating to the matters mentioned in subsection (1)(a) , (aa) , (aza) and (b).

A development order may also make provision—

for a specified part of the register to contain copies of applications or requests and of any other documents or material submitted with them;

for the entry relating to an application or request (and everything relating to it) to be removed from that part of the register when the application (including any appeal arising out of it) or the request (as the case may be) has been finally disposed of.

Provision made under subsection (5)(b) does not prevent the inclusion of a different entry relating to the application or request in another part of the register.

The register must be kept in such manner as is prescribed.

The register must be kept available for inspection by the public at all reasonable hours.

Anything prescribed under this section must be prescribed by development order.

Section 69: Register of applications etc

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