Part 2Applications

Time for making a urgent Crown development application for planning permission

article 5 + 5.—(1) Unless paragraph (3) applies a urgent Crown development application for planning permission may not be made before the relevant date.

(2) Paragraph (3) applies if the applicant—

article 5 2 a + (a)has complied with the requirements of article 4, and

article 5 2 b + (b)is satisfied that every person who is an owner or an agricultural tenant of the land to which the application relates is aware of the proposed application.

(3) The applicant may make the application on a date earlier than the relevant date.

term relevant date + term agricultural tenant + term owner + (4) In this article, “owner”, “agricultural tenant” and “relevant date” have the same meanings as in article 4 but where more than one notice has been given under that article the relevant date for the purposes of this article is the latest of the dates specified in the notices.