Statutory Instruments
2019 No. 1154
Town And Country Planning, England
The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Made
22nd July 2019
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 303(1), (5) and (6) and 333(2A) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990( 1 ), makes the following Regulations.
In accordance with section 303(8)(a) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019.
(2) These Regulations come into force—
(a) for the purposes of regulation 2, on the day after the day on which they are made; and
(b) for all other purposes, on the twenty eighth day after the day on which they are made.
(3) In these Regulations “the 2012 Regulations” means the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012 ( 2 ).
Amendment of regulation 1
2. In regulation 1 of the 2012 Regulations, omit paragraph (3).
Amendments in relation to fees for certain applications under the General Permitted Development Order
3. —(1) Regulation 14 of the 2012 Regulations is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (za) insert—
“ (zab) for an application under Part 1 of that Schedule relating to development permitted by Class A of that Part (enlargement, improvement or other alteration of a dwellinghouse) which exceeds the limits in paragraph A.1(f) of that Class but is allowed by paragraph A.1(g), £96; ”
(3) In paragraph (1A), before the words “or (zb)”, insert “, (zab)”.
(4) After paragraph (1A), insert—
“ (1B) This regulation shall not apply to impose a fee in relation to an application of a type described in paragraph (1)(zab) (“the approval application”) where the local planning authority to whom the approval application is made are satisfied that the application relates solely to operations referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of regulation 4(1). ”
Transitional provision
4. —(1) The 2012 Regulations shall continue to apply in relation to applications of the kind mentioned in paragraph (2), as if regulation 3 had not been made.
(2) This paragraph applies to an application which—
(a) falls within the description in regulation 14(1)(zab) of the 2012 Regulations; and
(b) is made before the date on which regulation 3 come into force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Kit Malthouse
Minister of State
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government
22nd July 2019
1990 c.8 . Section 303 was substituted by section 199 of the Planning Act 2008 (c.29) . Section 333(2A) was inserted by section 118(1) of, and paragraph 14 of Schedule 6 to, the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c.5) .
S.I. 2012/2920 . Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2013/2153 , 2014/357 , 2014/2026 and 2017/1314 .