50 Appeal made: functions of local planning authority

50  Appeal made: functions of local planning authority

(1)     In the principal Act after section 78 (right to appeal) there is inserted the following section—

“78A Appeal made: functions of local planning authorities

(1)     This section applies if a person who has made an application mentioned in section 78(1)(a) appeals to the Secretary of State under section 78(2).

(2)     At any time before the end of the additional period the local planning authority may give the notice referred to in section 78(2).

(3)     If the local planning authority give notice as mentioned in subsection (2) that their decision is to refuse the application—

(a)     the appeal must be treated as an appeal under section 78(1) against the refusal;

(b)     the Secretary of State must give the person making the appeal an opportunity to revise the grounds of the appeal;

(c)     the Secretary of State must give such a person an opportunity to change any option

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