Town and Country Planning Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Planning, Subdivision, Consolidation and Conservation of Land
30. Applications referred to Minister
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Minister may give directions to the Planning Authority requiring that all or any applications under section 24 or any class of applications specified in the direction shall be referred to him for determination instead of the Planning Authority, and every such application shall then be so referred to the Minister.
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for town and country planning;
The decision of the Minister on such an application shall be communicated to the Planning Authority, who shall grant or refuse written permission in accordance with the decision, and, if written permission is granted, impose such conditions as the Minister may direct and such other conditions as the Planning Authority thinks fit.
Planning Authority
“Planning Authority”, in relation to this Act or any Part or provision of this Act, means the person or persons appointed under section 6(1) to be responsible for the operation of this Act or that Part or provision;
The Minister shall, in determining any such application, have all the functions of the Planning Authority under this Act, and references to the
Planning Authority shall accordingly be construed as references to the
Minister.
Any decision by the Minister under this section shall be final but any decision by the Planning Authority to impose conditions other than as directed by the Minister shall be subject to appeal under section 31 as if the conditions had been imposed by the Planning Authority under section 25(4).
Town and Country Planning
Where the Planning Authority intends to develop or to carry out works within a conservation area on any land belonging to him, he may be directed by the Minister to furnish to the Minister particulars relating to the development or works and the Minister may give such further directions as he thinks fit.
conservation area
“conservation area” means an area designated by the Minister in accordance with sections 5, 17 and 20;
The Minister may authorise, by notification published in the
Gazette, either generally or in relation to any specified area, any development of land or works within a conservation area subject to such conditions as may be specified in the notification.
land
“land” includes buildings, land covered by water and any estate or interest in or right over land;
Terms defined in s 2
conservation area
Defined · s 2“conservation area” means an area designated by the Minister in accordance with sections 5, 17 and 20;
land
Defined · s 2“land” includes buildings, land covered by water and any estate or interest in or right over land;
Minister
Defined · s 2“Minister” means the Minister responsible for town and country planning;
Planning Authority
Defined · s 2“Planning Authority”, in relation to this Act or any Part or provision of this Act, means the person or persons appointed under section 6(1) to be responsible for the operation of this Act or that Part or provision;
written permission
Defined · s 2“written permission” means a planning permission, subdivision permission, consolidation permission or conservation permission as the case may be, granted by the Planning Authority and includes any such permission granted or issued by electronic transmission or in a medium other than paper and authenticated in such manner as the Planning Authority may determine;
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