Guidance On Extending Permissions, Non-Material Amendments And Minor Material Amendments

This guidance should have been issued to coincide with the changes to the General Development Procedure Order and the commencement of section 96A of the Town and County Planning Act 1990 on 1st October 2009. Click here http://info.speechlys.com/ ve/ZZQ002981C69VdvZS9/stype=click/OID=50912914472572/VT=0) to view a full copy of the Guidance.

A. Extending permissions

Applications for extension of time can only be made in respect of planning permissions granted before 1 October 2009 and which have not been implemented. The permission to be extended must be extant at the time of the application but if it should expire after the application date, it can still be extended. It is up to local planning authorities to decide what further information may be required in support of application but further information is likely to be required where changes in policy have occurred since the original grant of the permission or where assessments require updating.