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Foundations - Key instruments - Classification of activities

33: Consequence of prohibited activity classification

You could also call this:

"What happens if an activity is not allowed"

If an activity is classified as prohibited, you cannot apply for planning consent. A territorial authority cannot grant planning consent for this activity either. This means you cannot do the activity if it is prohibited.

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32: Consequences of permitted, restricted discretionary, or restricted discretionary activity classification, or

"What happens when an activity is classified as permitted, restricted or discretionary?"

34: Specified prohibited activities, or

"What activities are not allowed in certain areas"

Part 2Foundations
Key instruments: Classification of activities

33Consequence of prohibited activity classification

If an activity is classified in a national rule or rule in a plan as a prohibited activity,—
no application for planning consent may be made for the activity; and
a territorial authority must not grant a planning consent for the activity.