Unitary development plans: title
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must follow specific naming rules for development plans Local authority
UK Statutory Instrument
1988
United Kingdom
The Town and Country Planning (Unitary Development Plans) Regulations 1988
At a glance
What's here
19 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 19 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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.
Maps
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must follow specific standards for development plan maps Local authority
Explanations of policy
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must justify policies in Unitary Development Plans Local authority
Proposed plan open to inspection: notice
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local planning authorities must publicise proposed development plans Local authority
Notice of withdrawal of a proposed plan
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must advertise the withdrawal of development plans Local authority
Modification of a proposed plan by the local planning authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local planning authority must notify of proposed plan modifications Local authority
Notice of a local inquiry or other hearing
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Council must provide 6 weeks' notice for development plan hearings Local authority
Local inquiry to be held in public
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must hold unitary development plan inquiries in public Local authority
Consideration of the report of a local inquiry or other hearing
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must publish decisions and reasons following planning inquiries Local authority
Consideration of objections without an inquiry or other hearing
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority must document decisions on plan objections made without a hearing Local authority
Action prior to adopting a unitary development plan
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must follow notification procedures before adopting a plan Local authority
Notice of adoption of a unitary development plan
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local planning authority must notify the public and Crown of plan adoption Local authority
Modification of a proposed plan by the Secretary of State
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must notify the public of plan modifications Local authority
Notice of an examination, inquiry or other hearing on behalf of the Secretary of State
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must provide notice of plan inquiries or hearings Crown / Minister / Government department
Notification of a decision by the Secretary of State
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local Authority must advertise the Secretary of State's decision on a plan Local authority
Alteration or replacement
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must follow procedures for altering development plans Local authority
Availability of documents for inspection
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must keep development plans available for public inspection Local authority
Making of unitary development plans by the Secretary of State
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must follow planning rules when making development plans Crown / Minister / Government department
Availability of copy documents
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local planning authority must provide copies of development plan documents Local authority
Browse 36 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Interpretation
Application
Application
Prescribed period for making representations
Prescribed period for making representations
Action Areas: prescribed period
Action Areas: prescribed period
Unitary development plans: title
Maps
Explanations of policy
Proposed plan open to inspection: notice
Objections
Objections
Notice of withdrawal of a proposed plan
Modification of a proposed plan by the local planning authority
Notice of a local inquiry or other hearing
Local inquiry to be held in public
Consideration of the report of a local inquiry or other hearing
Consideration of objections without an inquiry or other hearing
Action prior to adopting a unitary development plan
Notice of adoption of a unitary development plan
Modification of a proposed plan by the Secretary of State
Notice of an examination, inquiry or other hearing on behalf of the Secretary of State
Notification of a decision by the Secretary of State
Joint plans
Joint plans
Alteration or replacement
Availability of documents for inspection
Making of unitary development plans by the Secretary of State
Availability of copy documents
Printing of unitary development plans
Printing of unitary development plans
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