UK Act of Parliament 2004 United Kingdom

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

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Enforced by

Planning Inspectorate

What's here

65 compliance obligations, 1 practical guide

Penalty landscape

1 of 65 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 64 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Any Person 5
  • Occupier 1

Plus 59 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

Relevant guidance

Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.

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Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Occupiers also bound by 259 other Acts (top 5 shown)

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1 — Regional functions

Browse 13 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
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Delegation of RPB functions to regional development agencies

Part 1A — Strategic plan-making

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Preparation of draft spatial development strategy

Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • Prepare draft spatial development strategy considering health and sustainability Local authority
  • Strategic planning authority must prepare draft spatial development strategy Local authority
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Consultation and representations

Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • Publish draft spatial development strategy and invite representations Local authority
  • Strategic planning authorities must consult on draft spatial strategies Local authority
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Public examination

Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • Strategic planning authority must hold a public examination of draft strategies Local authority
  • Arrange a public examination of your draft spatial development strategy Local authority
s.012

Adoption of spatial development strategy

Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • Adopt spatial development strategy only after meeting statutory conditions, hold vote and publish Local authority
  • Strategic planning authority must adopt and publish spatial strategies Local authority
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Spatial development strategy to be produced by strategic planning authorities

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Strategic planning boards

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Regulations about strategic planning boards

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Contents of spatial development strategy

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Timetable for preparing spatial development strategy

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Spatial development strategy timetable: further provision

s.012

Withdrawal before adoption

s.012

Submission to Secretary of State before adoption

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Review and monitoring

s.012

Alterations

s.012

Replacement

s.012

Powers where strategic planning authority is failing etc

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Power to approve strategy where adoption resolution not passed

s.012

Liability for Secretary of State’s costs of intervention

s.012

Temporary direction pending possible use of intervention powers

s.012

Supplementary etc provision in connection with regulations about strategic planning boards

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Regulations

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Directions

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Meaning of “spatial development strategy” etc

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Interpretation

Part 2 — Local development

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Survey of area

Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must survey and review their areas Local authority
  • Local planning authority must survey its area's development characteristics Local authority
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Local development scheme

Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must maintain and publish a local development scheme Local authority
  • Local planning authority must prepare and maintain a local development scheme Local authority
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Intervention by Secretary of State

Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State may intervene in local development plans Crown / Minister / Government department
  • Local planning authority must comply with Secretary of State’s direction on development documents Local authority
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Conformity with regional strategy

Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must ensure development plans align with regional strategy Local authority
  • Local planning authorities must ensure development documents conform to regional strategy (and seek Mayor’s opinion in London) Local authority
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Revision of local development documents

Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must revise development plans when directed Local authority
  • Local planning authority must revise local development documents when directed or for enterprise zones Local authority
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Joint committees: additional functions

Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • Authorities must update local development schemes for joint planning Local authority
  • Constituent authorities and joint committees must revise local development schemes upon agreement Local authority
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Guidance

Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must have regard to Secretary of State guidance Local authority
  • Secretary of State must issue guidance on housing for elderly and disabled Crown / Minister / Government department
s.035

Authorities monitoring reports

Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must prepare and publish monitoring reports on development plans Local authority
  • Local planning authorities must publish annual monitoring reports Local authority
s.036

Regulations and standards

Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must comply with published data standards for local development documents Local authority
  • Local planning authorities must follow national data standards Local authority
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Register of land

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Local plan timetable

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Local plan timetable: further provision about directions under section 15B

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Minerals and waste plan timetable

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Local plans

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Local plans: preparation and further provision

s.015

Minerals and waste plan

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Supplementary plans

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Independent examination: local plans

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Pause of independent examination for further work

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Independent examination: supplementary plans

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Withdrawal of a local plan

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Adoption of local plan or supplementary plan

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Design code for whole area

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Revocation of local plans and supplementary plans

s.015

Revision of local plan

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Power to require Secretary of State approval

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Secretary of State powers where local planning authority are failing etc

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Secretary of State powers where local planning authority fails to ensure design code

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Liability for Secretary of State’s costs of intervention

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Default powers exercisable by Mayor of London, combined authority, combined county authority or county council

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Temporary direction pending possible use of intervention or default powers

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Joint local plans by agreement or direction

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Joint local plans: application of Part

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Joint local plan agreement or direction: withdrawal or modification

s.015

Joint supplementary plans by agreement

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Joint committees

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Joint committees: additional functions

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Dissolution of joint committee

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Exclusion of certain representations

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Development corporations: power to disapply provisions

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Guidance

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Monitoring information

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Policies map

s.015

Regulations

s.015

Meaning of “local planning authority” etc

s.015

Meaning of “minerals and waste planning authority” etc

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Interpretation

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Temporary direction pending possible use of intervention powers

s.027

Default powers exercisable by Mayor of London , combined authority , combined county authority or county council

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Power to direct preparation of joint development plan documents

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Application of Part to joint development plan documents

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Modification or withdrawal of direction under section 28A

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Duty to co-operate in relation to planning of sustainable development

Part 3 — Development

s.038

Meaning of “national development management policy”

Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must consider climate change and consult before designating or modifying national development management policies Crown / Minister / Government department
  • Secretary of State must consult before setting national planning policies Crown / Minister / Government department
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Sustainable development

Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • Authorities must prioritize sustainable development in local planning Crown / Minister / Government department
  • Local planning authorities must promote sustainable development in local plan-making Local authority
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Meaning of “neighbourhood development plan”

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Provision that may be made by neighbourhood development plans

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Supplementary provisions

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Power to require assistance with certain plan making

Part 4 — Development control

s.052

Temporary stop notice

Unlimited fine
  • Contravene a temporary stop notice Any Person
  • Fail to comply with a temporary stop notice Any Person
Browse 15 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 5 — Correction of errors

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Correction of errors in decisions

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State or inspector may correct errors in planning decisions Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 6 — Wales

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National Development Framework for Wales

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must publish the National Development Framework for Wales Crown / Minister / Government department
s.060

Preparation of Framework: statement of public participation

Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must consult the public on the National Development Framework Crown / Minister / Government department
  • Welsh Ministers must prepare and publish a statement of public participation for the National Development Framework Crown / Minister / Government department
s.060

Procedure for preparation and publication of Framework

Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must follow procedure to prepare and publish the National Development Framework for Wales Crown / Minister / Government department
  • Welsh Ministers must follow specific procedures to publish the Framework Crown / Minister / Government department
s.060

Review and revision of Framework

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must review and update the National Development Framework Crown / Minister / Government department
s.060

Corporate joint committees: area survey

Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • Corporate joint committees must monitor development factors in their area Local authority
  • Corporate joint committees must survey and review regional development factors Local authority
s.060

Corporate joint committee areas: strategic development plans

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Corporate joint committees must prepare and maintain strategic development plans Local authority
s.061

Survey

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must survey and monitor development factors Local authority
s.062

Local development plan

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must prepare local development plans Local authority
s.063

Preparation requirements

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must prepare development plans following specific requirements Local authority
s.064

Independent examination

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must submit development plans for examination Local authority
s.065

Intervention by Assembly

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Senedd may intervene in or take over local development plans Crown / Minister / Government department
s.068

Duty to consider whether to review local development plan

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must consider reviewing development plans Local authority
s.075

Guidance

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must follow Assembly guidance Local authority
s.076

Annual monitoring report

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must submit annual monitoring reports Local authority
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Corporate joint committees to which this Part applies

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Strategic development plans: application of provisions of this Part

s.066

Withdrawal of local development plan in absence of direction

Part 7 — Crown application of planning Acts

Browse 20 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 8 — Compulsory purchase

Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 9 — Miscellaneous and general

Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Schedules

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(1) The Secretary of State must notify the following persons...

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must notify applicants of decision timetables Crown / Minister / Government department
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(1) This paragraph applies if before the time at which...

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must notify timetable changes and reasons Crown / Minister / Government department
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After section 137 of the principal Act (circumstances in which...

  • Offer Crown first refusal before serving a purchase notice Any Person
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After section 32 of the listed buildings Act (circumstances in...

  • Offer your Crown land interest to the appropriate authority before serving a listed building purchase notice Occupier
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In the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (c....

  • Offer to dispose of Crown land interest to appropriate authority before serving purchase notice Any Person
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In the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act...

  • Offer your interest to the Crown before serving a listed building purchase notice on Crown land Any Person
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For section 69 there is substituted the following section— Register...

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must keep a public planning register Local authority
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(1) This paragraph applies to proposals for the alteration or...

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must halt proposals if public inspection copies not provided by deadline Local authority
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(1) This paragraph applies to a local plan that has...

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must comply with Secretary of State directions on local plans Local authority
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(1) This Schedule applies if a neighbourhood development plan has...

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Submit neighbourhood dev plan mod proposals with draft plan, statement of reasons, comply with standards Local authority
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(1) The examiner must first determine whether the modifications contained...

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Examiner must notify qualifying body and local planning authority of determination on substantial modifications Statutory regulator
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If a local planning authority decline to consider a proposal...

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must notify qualifying body when declining to consider a proposal Local authority
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This Schedule applies to any decision which must be taken...

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(1) This Schedule also applies to a decision not mentioned...

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But the Secretary of State may by order specify decisions...

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(1) The Secretary of State must make one or more...

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If the Secretary of State fails to take any step...

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(1) The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a...

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STRATEGIC PLANNING PANELS

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(1) A strategic planning panel is a body corporate.

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(1) A strategic planning panel must appoint a chair and...

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(1) A strategic planning panel may employ staff.

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(1) A strategic planning panel may delegate a function to—...

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A nominated member of a strategic planning panel is not...

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(1) A strategic planning panel must make standing orders regulating...

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(1) A meeting of a strategic planning panel must be...

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(1) The qualifying expenditure of a strategic planning panel is...

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(1) A strategic planning panel must make a determination specifying...

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(1) A strategic planning panel must, for each financial year...

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(1) Not later than 15 February before the start of...

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(1) A strategic planning panel consists of local planning authority...

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(1) The Welsh Ministers may make grants, loans or other...

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(1) A strategic planning panel must for each financial year—...

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(1) A strategic planning panel must, for each financial year,...

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(1) The first financial year of a strategic planning panel...

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In exercising functions under this Schedule, a strategic planning panel...

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(1) This paragraph applies if the Welsh Ministers think that...

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(1) The regulations establishing a panel may confer power on...

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In this Schedule— “ constituent local planning authority ” has...

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The Welsh Ministers may by regulations amend this Schedule.

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(1) Each local planning authority member of a strategic planning...

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(1) Each nominated member of a strategic planning panel is...

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(1) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make further provision...

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(1) The Welsh Ministers may publish standard terms of appointment...

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(1) A strategic planning panel may pay allowances to its...

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(1) A member of a strategic planning panel may resign...

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(1) A constituent local planning authority may at any time...

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(1) After section 298 of the principal Act (supplementary provision...

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After section 82E of the listed buildings Act (inserted by...

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(1) After section 31 of the hazardous substances Act (exercise...

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After section 325 of the principal Act (supplementary provisions as...

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After section 88B of the listed buildings Act (rights of...

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After section 36B of the hazardous substances Act (rights of...

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After section 329 of the principal Act (service of notices)...

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After section 330 of the principal Act (power to require...

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(1) Sections 83 and 84 of the listed buildings Act...

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(1) Section 89(1) of the listed buildings Act (application of...

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In section 17 of the hazardous substances Act (revocation of...

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(1) Section 37(2) of the hazardous substances Act (application of...

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Section 293(4) of the principal Act (certain persons treated as...

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Section 297 of the principal Act (agreements relating to Crown...

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(1) Section 298 of the principal Act (supplementary provisions as...

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Section 299A of the principal Act (Crown planning obligations) is...

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(1) Section 300 of the principal Act (tree preservation orders...

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(1) Section 301 of the principal Act (requirement of planning...

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(1) Section 226 of the principal Act (compulsory acquisition of...

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(1) Section 228 of the principal Act (compulsory acquisition of...

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(1) Section 47 of the listed buildings Act (compulsory acquisition...

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(1) Section 293 of the principal Act (preliminary definitions) is...

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In the listed buildings Act after section 82B (inserted by...

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(1) Section 31 of the hazardous substances Act (exercise of...

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(1) Sections 294 and 295 of the principal Act (control...

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This Part applies to a development if—

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(1) This paragraph applies if before the relevant date the...

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(1) This paragraph applies if— (a) before the relevant date...

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(1) This paragraph applies if before the relevant date—

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In this Part— (a) the relevant date is the date...

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(1) This paragraph applies if before the relevant date in...

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(1) This paragraph applies if before the relevant date the...

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(1) This paragraph applies if— (a) before the relevant date...

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(1) This paragraph applies if before the relevant date—

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This Part applies to works if— (a) they are works...

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In this Part— (a) the relevant date is the date...

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(1) This paragraph applies if before the relevant date in...

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(1) In the principal Scottish Act, after section 247 (supplementary...

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After section 73E of the Scottish listed buildings Act (inserted...

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In the Scottish hazardous substances Act, section 32 (application for...

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Before section 33 of that Act there is inserted— Applications...

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After section 270 of the principal Scottish Act (supplementary provisions...

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After section 78 of the Scottish listed buildings Act (rights...

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After section 35 of the Scottish hazardous substances Act (rights...

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After section 271 of the principal Scottish Act (service of...

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In the principal Scottish Act, after section 272 (power to...

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(1) In the Scottish listed buildings Act, sections 74 and...

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(1) In the Scottish listed buildings Act, section 79 (application...

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In the Scottish hazardous substances Act, in section 15 (revocation...

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(1) In the Scottish hazardous substances Act, section 36 (application...

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Sections 242(4) (certain persons treated as having an interest in...

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In the principal Scottish Act, for section 247 (supplementary provisions...

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(1) In the principal Scottish Act, section 249 (tree preservation...

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(1) In the principal Scottish Act, section 250 (requirement of...

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(1) In the principal Scottish Act, section 189 (compulsory acquisition...

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(1) Section 190 of that Act (compulsory acquisition of land...

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(1) In the Scottish listed buildings Act, section 42 (compulsory...

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(1) In the principal Scottish Act, section 242 (preliminary definitions)...

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In the Scottish listed buildings Act, after section 73B (inserted...

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(1) In the Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Act 1997 (c....

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(1) Sections 243 and 244 of the principal Scottish Act...

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The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is amended as...

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(1) Section 296 (exercise of powers in relation to Crown...

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(1) Section 303A (recovery of costs of certain inquiries) is...

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In section 306 (2) (local authorities and statutory undertakers may...

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In section 324(1) (rights of entry) for paragraph (a) there...

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(1) Section 333 (provision about regulations and orders) is amended...

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In section 336(1) (interpretation) for the definition of development plan...

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(1) Schedule 1 (distribution of functions of local planning authorities)...

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In Schedule 2 (transitional provisions relating to development plans) Parts...

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(1) Schedule 13 (blighted land) is amended as follows.

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The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 is...

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In section 55(2)(b) (meaning of development) the word “local” is...

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In section 10(3) (regulations relating to applications for listed building...

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In section 23(2) (matters to which regard is to be...

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In section 26(2) (matters to which regard is to be...

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In section 67 (publicity for applications affecting the setting of...

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In section 73 (publicity for applications affecting conservation areas) for...

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In section 91(2) (interpretation) “ “development plan”” is omitted.

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In section 93 (provision about regulations and orders) after subsection...

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In section 40 of the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990...

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Section 76 (Duty to draw attention to certain provisions for...

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Sections 106 to 106B (planning obligations) are omitted.

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In section 108 (compensation for refusal of planning permission formerly...

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(1) In section 245 (modification of incorporated enactments), subsections (2)...

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In section 284(1) (restriction on challenge to validity of certain...

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(1) Section 287 (procedure for questioning the validity of certain...

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In paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 3 of the Gas Act...

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(1) The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 is...

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(1) The Highways Act 1980 is amended as follows.

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In section 29(5) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981...

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(1) In section 578A of the Housing Act 1985 (modification...

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(1) The Education Reform Act 1988 is amended as follows....

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(1) Paragraph 2 of Schedule 10 to the Housing Act...

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In Schedule 4 to the Planning and Compensation Act 1991...

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In section 14(5) of the Local Government Act 1992 (structural...

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(1) The Environment Act 1995 is amended as follows.

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In section 58(4) of the Finance Act 1969 (disclosure of...

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(1) The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 is...

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(1) Paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the Regional Development...

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(1) The Greater London Authority Act 1999 is amended as...

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In section 86(4) of the Countryside and Rights of Way...

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In section 28(6)(a) of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (development...

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In section 12 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968...

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(1) Paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the Countryside Act...

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In section 13 of the Greater London Council (General Powers)...

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(1) The Land Compensation Act 1973 is amended as follows....

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In section 24(4) of the Greater London Council (General Powers)...

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(1) Schedule 4 to the Welsh Development Agency Act 1975...

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(1) During the transitional period a reference in an enactment...

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(1) If paragraph 9 does not apply the provisions of...

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(1) This paragraph applies if the Secretary of State thinks—...

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If proposals are adopted or approved in pursuance of paragraphs...

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(1) This paragraph applies if at the date of commencement...

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Paragraphs 8 to 13 above apply to a minerals local...

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(1) This paragraph applies to— (a) the local development scheme...

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(1) The repeal by this Act of paragraphs 1 to...

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(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision...

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The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision—

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(1) References to section 27 of the principal Act must...

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(1) This paragraph applies to proposals for the alteration or...

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(1) This paragraph applies if— (a) before the relevant date...

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(1) If paragraph 4 does not apply the provisions of...

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If proposals are adopted or approved in pursuance of paragraph...

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(1) This paragraph applies if at the date of commencement...

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(1) This paragraph applies to proposals for the alteration or...

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(1) This paragraph applies if— (a) before the relevant date...

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(1) This paragraph applies if the Secretary of State thinks...

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Subsections (4) to (12) of section 15D, and section 15DA,...

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In the exercise of any function under paragraph 8 or...

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The Mayor of London , the combined authority , the...

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(1) If the Secretary of State is considering whether to...

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(1) This paragraph applies where a local plan is prepared...

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(1) Subsections (4) to (12) of section 15D, and section...

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In this Schedule— “ combined authority ” means a combined...

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(1) This paragraph applies if the Secretary of State thinks...

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(1) This paragraph applies where a local plan is prepared...

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(1) Subsections (4) to (12) of section 15D, and section...

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In this Schedule— “ upper-tier county council ” means a...

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(1) This paragraph applies if the Secretary of State thinks...

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(1) This paragraph applies where a local plan is prepared...

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(1) Subsections (4) to (12) of section 15D, and section...

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In this Schedule— “ combined county authority ” means a...

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(1) This paragraph applies if the Secretary of State thinks...

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(1) This paragraph applies where a local plan is prepared...

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(1) Subsections (4) to (12) of section 15D, and section...

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(1) This paragraph applies if the Secretary of State gives...

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(1) If paragraph 10(2) does not apply, the examiner must...

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(1) The general rule is that the examination of the...

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(1) After considering a draft plan under paragraph 11, the...

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(1) This paragraph applies if an examiner has made a...

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(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision...

s.schedule a2 para.16

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