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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Crown Land Applications) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 3rd June 1995.
(2) In these Regulations—
 “the Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990; and
 “the Order” means the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995.
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The Act and Order shall, in their application, by virtue of section 299(2) of the Act, to the making and determination of applications in respect of Crown land for planning permission or for a certificate under section 192 of the Act, have effect subject to the modifications specified in the Schedule to these Regulations.
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The appropriate authority shall, as soon as practicable after disposing of, or disposing of any interest in, any Crown land in respect of which planning permission has been granted or a certificate has been issued under section 192(2) of the Act on an application made by virtue of section 299(2) of the Act, give notice of the disposal in writing to the local planning authority to whom the application was made.
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The Town and Country Planning (Crown Land Applications) Regulations 1992 are hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment
Paul Beresford
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment
12th April 1995John Redwood
Secretary of State for Wales
22nd April 1995
SCHEDULE
Regulation 2
1 
In section 72(1)(a) of the Act, for “any land under the control of the applicant (whether or not it is land in respect of which the application was made,” substitute “the land in respect of which the application was made”.
2 
Before article 5 (general provisions relating to applications) of the Order insert—“
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An application for planning permission made by virtue of section 299(2) of the Act shall be accompanied by—
(a) a statement that the application is made, by virtue of section 299(2) of the Act, in respect of Crown land; and
(b) where the application is made by a person authorised in writing by the appropriate authority, a copy of that authorisation.”.
3 
In article 6 (notice of applications for planning permission) of the Order, after paragraph (6), insert—“
(7) For the purposes of this article and the certificates required by article 7, where an application for planning permission is made by virtue of section 299(2) of the Act, the applicant shall be treated as an owner of the land and no account shall be taken of any Crown interest or Duchy interest in the land or in any mineral in the land.”.
4 
In article 24 (certificate of lawful use or development) of the Order, after paragraph (2), insert—“
(2A) Where, by virtue of section 299(2) of the Act, an application for a certificate under section 192(1) of the Act is made in respect of Crown land, it shall, in addition to the documents required by paragraph (2), be accompanied by—
(a) a statement that the application is made, by virtue of section 299(2) of the Act, in respect of Crown land; and
(b) where the application is made by a person authorised in writing by the appropriate authority, a copy of that authorisation.”.