Section 20(2)

The applicant must publish in a local newspaper circulating in the locality in which the land is situated a notice stating— the applicant's name, that an application is being made for planning permission or subsequent consent to the relevant planning authority or the Secretary of State, and the name and address of the relevant planning authority or (in the case of an application made to the Secretary of State) the name and address of the Secretary of State; the date on which the application was made and, if it be the case, that it has been made or referred to the Secretary of State for determination or is the subject of an appeal to the Secretary of State; the address or location and the nature of the proposed development; that— may be inspected by members of the public at all reasonable hours; a copy of the application for planning permission, any accompanying plan and other documents, and a copy of the environmental statement, and in the case of a subsequent application, a copy of the planning permission in respect of which that subsequent application has been made and supporting documents, an address in the locality in which the land is situated at which those documents may be inspected, and the latest date on which they will be available for inspection (being a date not less than 30 days later than the date on which the notice is published); details of a website maintained by or on behalf of the authority or, as the case may be, the Secretary of State, on which the environmental statement and the other documents referred to in sub-paragraph (d) have been made available in accordance with paragraph (7), and the latest date on which they will be available for access (being a date not less than 30 days later than the date on which the notice is published); an address (whether or not the same as that given under sub-paragraph (e)) in the locality in which the land is situated at which copies of the statement may be obtained; that copies of the statement may be obtained there so long as stocks last; if a charge is to be made for a copy, the amount of the charge; that any person wishing to make representations about the application should make them in writing, before the latest date named in accordance with sub-paragraph (e) or (f), to the relevant planning authority or (in the case of an application made or referred to the Secretary of State, or of an appeal) to the Secretary of State; and the address to which representations should be sent.

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