This section applies where relevant planning permission is granted for relevant residential development in England.
The relevant planning permission must be granted subject to a condition that a development progress report must be provided to the local planning authority in whose area the development is to be carried out for each reporting period.
The first reporting period in relation to the development is to be a period—
A new reporting period is to begin immediately after the end of a reporting period which is not the last reporting period.
A reporting period which is not the last reporting period is to be a period of 12 months.
The last reporting period is to be a period ending with the day on which the development is completed (subject to any provision made under subsection (9)).
A "development progress report", in relation to relevant residential development, means a report which sets out—
If relevant planning permission is granted without the condition required by subsection (2), it is to be treated as having been granted subject to that condition.
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision—
In this section—
"relevant planning permission" means planning permission other than—planning permission granted by a development order;planning permission granted for development carried out before the grant of that permission;planning permission granted for a limited period;planning permission granted by an enterprise zone scheme;planning permission granted by a simplified planning zone scheme;
"relevant residential development" means development which—involves the creation of one or more dwellings, andis of a prescribed description.