Section 28P(4)

For the purposes of subsections (1), (2) and (3), it is a reasonable excuse in any event for a person to carry out an operation (or to fail to comply with a requirement to send a notice about it) if— subject to subsection (5), the operation in question was authorised by a planning permission granted on an application under Part III of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or permitted by a section 28G authority which has acted in accordance with section 28I; or the operation in question was an emergency operation particulars of which (including details of the emergency) were notified to Natural England as soon as practicable after the commencement of the operation.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30