UK Statutory Instrument 1988 United Kingdom

The Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1988

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What's here

1 compliance obligation

Who this Act binds

Plus 1 non-business duty 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.

Schedules

Browse 15 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
s.sch002

For the purposes of Part 19— “active access” means a...

s.sch002

Conditions

s.sch002

Development not permitted

s.sch002

Development not permitted

s.sch002

Interpretation of Part 18

s.schedule/2/part/10/chapter/1/paragraph/1

Permitted development

s.schedule/2/part/13/chapter/1/paragraph/1

Permitted development

s.schedule/2/part/9/chapter/1/paragraph/1

Permitted development

Browse 87 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.art001

Citation, commencement and interpretation

s.art002

Application

s.art003

Permitted development

s.art004

Directions restricting permitted development

s.art005

Approval of Secretary of State for article 4 directions

s.art006

Directions restricting permitted development under Part 22, Class B or Part 23, Class C

s.art007

Outline applications

s.art008

Application for approval of reserved matters

s.art009

Application under section 53 to determine whether planning permission required

s.art010

General provisions relating to applications

s.art011

Notice under section 26

s.art012

Notification of applications to owners and agricultural tenants

s.art013

Notification of mineral applications

s.art014

Directions by the Secretary of State

s.art015

Special provisions as to permission for development affecting certain existing and proposed highways

s.art016

Application of bye-laws in relation to construction of new streets

s.art017

Development not in accordance with the development plan

s.art018

Consultations before the grant of permission

s.art019

Consultation with county planning authority

s.art020

Applications relating to county matters

s.art021

Notice to parish and community councils

s.art022

Notice of reference of applications to the Secretary of State

s.art023

Time periods for decision

s.art024

Applications made under planning condition

s.art025

Written notice of decision or determination relating to a planning application

s.art026

Appeals

s.art027

Register of applications

s.art028

Register of enforcement and stop notices

s.art029

Established use certificates

s.art030

Directions

s.art031

Revocations and savings

s.s.a

Permitted development

s.s.a.1

Development not permitted

s.s.a.2

In the case of a dwellinghouse on any article 1(5)...

s.s.a.3

Interpretation of Class A

s.s.b

Permitted development

s.s.b.1

Development not permitted

s.s.b.2

Interpretation of Class B

s.s.b.3

Interpretation of Class B

s.s.c

Permitted development

s.s.c.1

Development not permitted

s.s.c.2

Interpretation

s.s.c.3

Interpretation

s.s.d

Permitted development

s.s.d.1

Development not permitted

s.s.e

Permitted development

s.s.e.1

Development not permitted

s.s.e.2

Interpretation of Class E

s.s.f

Permitted development

s.s.f.1

Development not permitted

s.s.f.2

Conditions

s.s.g

Permitted development

s.s.g.1

Development not permitted

s.s.h

Permitted development

s.s.h.1

Development not permitted

s.s.i

Interpretation of Part I

s.s.j

Permitted development

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