PART 2FEES AMENDMENTS

The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012

regulation 2 + 2.—(1) The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement, application and expiry), in paragraph (4)(b)(iv)—

regulation 2 2 a + (a)for “293A” substitute “293B or 293D”, and

regulation 2 2 b + (b)for “urgent crown development” substitute “urgent Crown development and Crown development”.

(3) In regulation 12 (fee payable in respect of urgent crown development applications)—

regulation 2 3 a + (a)in the heading, for “urgent crown development” substitute “urgent Crown development and Crown development”,

regulation 2 3 b + (b)in paragraph (1)—

regulation 2 3 b i + (i)for “293A” substitute “293B or 293D”, and

regulation 2 3 b ii + (ii)after “development” insert “and crown development”,

regulation 2 3 c + (c)in paragraph (2), for “293A” substitute “293B or 293D”, and

regulation 2 3 d + (d)after paragraph (5), insert—

regulation 2 3 e + (e)“(6) Where the Secretary of State refers a planning application to the local planning authority under section 293D(7) of the 1990 Act, any fee paid under this regulation shall be refunded and becomes payable instead to the local planning authority”.