Schedule 16 | Procedure For Certain Planning Challenges | Criminal Justice And Courts Act 2015 C2

SCHEDULE 16 Procedure for Certain Planning Challenges

Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (2015 c 2) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 16 Procedure for Certain Planning Challenges

Section 91

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c 8)

Part 12 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (validity) is amended as follows.

In section 284 (validity of development plans and certain orders, decisions and directions)—

(a) in subsection (1), after paragraph (f) insert

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(g) a relevant costs order made in connection with an order mentioned in subsection (2) or an action mentioned in subsection (3),”, and

(b) after subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) In this section, “relevant costs order” means an order made under section 250(5) of the Local Government Act 1972 (orders as to costs of parties), as applied by virtue of any provision of this Act.”

(1) Section 287 (proceedings for questioning validity of development plans and certain schemes and orders) is amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) An application under this section may not be made without the leave of the High Court.

(2B) An application for leave for the purposes of subsection (2A) must be made before the end of the period of six weeks beginning with the day after the relevant date.”

(3)