Outline planning permissions may have lapsed or be at risk of lapsing for two reasons: (a) development has not commenced; or (b) applications for reserved matters approval have not been submitted for determination by the local planning authority within the period specified by a condition imposed on an outline planning permission by or under section 92(2)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Time limits for implementation relating to outline planning permissions are subject to extension in the same way as other planning permissions:
time limits for implementation passed between 19 August 2020 and 31 December 2020 are automatically extended to 1 May 2021
time limits for implementation passed between 23 March 2020 and 19 August 2020 are extended to 1 May 2021 if Additional Environmental Approval is granted in respect of the relevant planning permission
In addition, any deadline for the submission of applications for the approval of reserved matters under an outline planning permission which would otherwise expire between 23 March 2020 and 31 December 2020 is extended to 1 May 2021.