UK Statutory Instrument SI 1999 England

The Town and Country Planning (Development Plan) (England) Regulations 1999

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Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Plus 17 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.004 Title Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must use specific titles and subtitles for plansLocal authority
s.017 Modification of proposals Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow procedures when modifying development plansLocal authority
s.018 Notice of intention to adopt Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must wait for notice period before adopting plansLocal authority
s.025 Withdrawal of proposals Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow specific procedures when withdrawing draft plansLocal authority
s.028 Consideration of objections without a local inquiry or other hearing Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must document decisions on plan objectionsLocal authority
s.029 Modification of proposals Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow strict rules when modifying development plansLocal authority
s.030 Notice of intention to adopt Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must wait for notice period to expire before adopting plansLocal authority
s.031 Adoption Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must notify the public and Secretary of State of plan adoptionLocal authority
s.032 Documents to be supplied to the Secretary of State Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must send planning notices and documents to the CrownLocal authority
s.033 Direction to modify proposals Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must document and publish plan modification directionsLocal authority
s.034 Direction not to adopt proposals Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State may direct a council to halt plan adoptionCrown / Minister / Government department
s.035 Called-in proposals Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must publicise Secretary of State modifications to plansLocal authority
s.036 Making, alteration and replacement of statutory plans by the Secretary of State Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must follow standard procedures when stepping in for councilsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.037 Availability of documents for inspection Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must make development plan documents availableLocal authority
s.038 Availability of plans after adoption or approval Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must make adopted plans available for inspectionLocal authority
s.039 Index Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must maintain a development plan index and mapLocal authority
s.041 Statement of conformity on adoption or approval of structure plan Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must issue statements of conformity for local plansLocal authority
29 other provisions
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Application
s.005 Structure plan diagrams
s.006 Maps
s.007 Reasoned justification
s.008 Action areas: prescribed period
s.009 Regard to be had to certain matters and statement of regard
s.010 Pre-deposit consultation
s.011 Deposit of proposals
s.012 Objections and representations
s.013 Withdrawal of proposals
s.014 Examination in public
s.015 Consideration of proposals following an examination in public
s.016 Consideration of objections without an examination in public
s.019 Adoption
s.020 Regard to be had to certain matters and statement of regard
s.021 Consultation
s.022 Deposit of proposals
s.023 Objections and representations
s.024 Deposit of revised proposals
s.026 Local inquiry or other hearing
s.027 Consideration of proposals following a local inquiry or other hearing
s.040 Statement of conformity of proposals with structure plan: prescribed period
s.042 Conflict between structure plans and local plans, minerals local plans and waste local plans
s.043 Conflict between local plans and minerals local plans or waste local plans
s.044 Conflict within statutory plans
s.045 Revocation and transitional provision
s.prescribed forms PRESCRIBED FORMS

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