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Section 61: Initial choice of Panel or single appointed person

Planning Act 2008 · 2008 c. 29View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 6: Deciding applications for orders granting development consent — Chapter 1: Handling of application by Commission

Subsection (2) applies where the Secretary of State has accepted an application for an order granting development consent.

The Secretary of State must decide whether the application—

is to be handled by a Panel under Chapter 2, or
is to be handled by a single appointed person under Chapter 3.

The Secretary of State must publish the criteria that are to be applied in making decisions under subsection (2).

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