(1) In section 76A of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 , after "relevant" insert "determining".
(2) At the end of section 76A of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 insert —
"(2) The responsible authority must give a recommending referral authority a notice in the prescribed form of its decision to grant an amendment to a permit if—
(a) the recommending referral authority objected to the grant of the amendment to the permit; or
(b) the responsible authority decided not to include a condition on the amended permit recommended by the recommending referral authority.
(3) A notice given under subsection (2) must set out any conditions to which the permit will be subject.
(4) The responsible authority must give a recommending referral authority a notice in the prescribed form of its decision to refuse to grant an amendment to a permit if—
(a) the recommending referral authority objected to the grant of the amendment to the permit; or
(b) the recommending referral authority recommended that a condition be included on the amended permit.
(5) A notice given under subsection (4) must set out the specific grounds on which the application is refused and state whether the grounds were those of the responsible authority or a determining referral authority.
(6) The responsible authority must give a recommending referral authority a copy of any amended permit, if it decides to grant an amendment to the permit, and a copy of any notice given under section 64 or 76 if—
(a) the recommending referral authority did not object to the grant of the amendment to the permit; or
(b) the recommending referral authority did not recommend a condition be included on the amended permit.".