Advice to Sebastian Head

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From
Sebastian Head
Date advice given
7 July 2010
Enquiry type
Email

If an application was made in March 2010 (for a project that would now be an NSIP) for planning permission and the application is refused by the local planning authority, can it still be appealed under s78 of the TCPA?

Advice given

If an existing application for planning permission was made to an LPA (prior to the IPC assuming jurisdiction for DCO applications) then any appeals, for example against refusal or non-determination by the LPA, would need to be made to the Secretary of State under s.78 of the 1990 Act. There is no provision (under the transitional provisions or otherwise) for such appeals to be transferred to the IPC.