The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1992

• Citation: S.I. 1992/3052
• Sections: 23

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1992.

(2) These Regulations shall come into force on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which they are made.

Section 2 Application and interpretation

(1) In these Regulations “the 1989 Regulations ” means the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) Regulations 1989 .

(2) These Regulations apply—

(a) to applications referred to in regulations 1(2)(a), (b), (bb) or (c), or 10A, of the 1989 Regulations made on or after the date on which these Regulations come into force;

(b) to applications referred to in regulation 1(2)(d) of the 1989 Regulations deemed to have been made in connection with an enforcement notice issued on or after the date on which these Regulations come into force.

Section 3 General increase in fees

(1) In regulation 10A of the 1989 Regulations—

(a) in paragraph (5)(b), for “£55” substitute “£60”; and

(b) in paragraph (6), for “£110” substitute “£120”, for “£55” substitute “£60”, and for “£5,520” substitute “£6,000”.

(2) In Part I of Schedule 1 to the 1989 Regulations—

(a) in paragraphs 4(1) and 6(2), for “£110” substitute “£120”;

(b) in paragraphs 7 and 7A(b) , for “£55” substitute “£60”; and

(c) in paragraph 15(2), for “£110” substitute “£120”, and for “£2,760” substitute “£3,000”.

(3) For Part II of Schedule 1 to the 1989 Regulations (scale of fees) substitute the new Part II set out in Schedule 1 hereto.

(4) For Schedule 2 to the 1989 Regulations (scale of fees for advertisement applications) substitute the new Schedule 2 set out in Schedule 2 hereto.

Section 4 Fees for certain applications under the General Development Order

For regulation 11A of the 1989 Regulations substitute—

(11A)

(1) Where an application is made to a local planning authority for their determination as to whether the prior approval of the authority will be required in relation to development under Part 6, Part 7, Part 24 or Part 31 of Schedule 2 to the General Development Order, a fee shall be paid to that authority of £22.

(2) Any fee paid pursuant to this regulation shall be refunded if the application is rejected as invalidly made.

Section 5 Amendment to Schedule 1 to the 1989 Regulations

In Schedule 1 to the 1989 Regulations after paragraph 7A in Part I insert—

(7B) Where an application is made for the renewal of planning permission and—

(a) a planning permission has previously been granted for development which has not yet begun, and

(b) a limit as to the time by which the development must be begun was imposed under section 91 (limit of duration of planning permission) or section 92 (outline planning permission) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 which has not yet expired,

the fee payable in respect of the application shall be £60.

Section 6 Revocation

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) Regulations 1991 is hereby revoked.

(2) The regulation referred to in paragraph (1) shall continue to have effect in relation to the applications referred to in regulation 1(2)(d) or (e) of the 1989 Regulations deemed to have been made in connection with an enforcement notice issued, or, as the case may be, an application for an established use certificate made, before the date on which these Regulations come into force.

(3) Regulation 5 of the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 is hereby revoked.

I

Operations

II

Uses of Land

Section 1

The erection of dwellinghouses (other than development within category 6 below).

Section 2

The erection of buildings (other than buildings coming within categories 1, 3, 4, 5 or 7).

Section 3

The erection, on land used for the purposes of agriculture, of buildings to be used for agricultural purposes (other than buildings coming within category 4).

Section 4

The erection of glasshouses on land used for the purposes of agriculture.

Section 5

The erection, alteration or replacement of plant or machinery.

Section 6

The enlargement, improvement or other alteration of existing dwellinghouses.

Section 7

(a) The carrying out of operations (including the erection of a building) within the curtilage of an existing dwellinghouse, for purposes ancillary to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse as such, or the erection or construction of gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure along a boundary of the curtilage of an existing dwellinghouse; or

(b) the construction of car parks, service roads and other means of access on land used for the purposes of a single undertaking, where the development is required for a purpose incidental to the existing use of the land.

Section 8

The carrying out of any operations connected with exploratory drilling for oil or natural gas.

Section 9

The carrying out of any operations not coming within any of the above categories.

Section 10

The change of use of a building to use as one or more separate dwellinghouses.

Section 11

(a) The use of land for the disposal of refuse or waste materials or for the deposit of material remaining after minerals have been extracted from land; or

(b) the use of land for the storage of minerals in the open.

Section 12

The making of a material change in the use of a building or land (other than a material change of use coming within any of the above categories).

Section 1

Advertisements displayed on business premises, on the forecourt of business premises or on other land within the curtilage of business premises, wholly with reference to all or any of the following matters—

(a) the nature of the business or other activity carried on on the premises;

(b) the goods sold or the services provided on the premises; or

(c) the name and qualifications of the person carrying on such business or activity or supplying such goods or services.

Section 2

Advertisements for the purposes of directing members of the public to, or otherwise drawing attention to the existence of, business premises which are in the same locality as the site on which the advertisement is to be displayed but which are not visible from that site.

Section 3

All other advertisements.