Section 87: Examining authority to control examination of application

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

Part 6: Deciding applications for orders granting development consent — Chapter 4: Examination of applications under Chapter 2 or 3

It is for the Examining authority to decide how to examine the application.

The Examining authority, in making any decision about how the application is to be examined, must—

comply with—
the following provisions of this Chapter, and
any rules made under section 97, and
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The Examining authority may in examining the application disregard representations if the Examining authority considers that the representations—

are vexatious or frivolous,
relate to the merits of policy set out in a national policy statement, or
relate to compensation for compulsory acquisition of land or of an interest in or right over land.

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