UK Statutory Instrument 1999 United Kingdom

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

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17 compliance obligations

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Plus 17 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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Part 1 — GENERAL

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Part 2 — FORM AND CONTENT OF STATUTORY PLANS

s.004

Title

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must use specific titles and subtitles for plans Local authority
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Part 3 — ACTION AREAS

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Part 4 — PROCEDURE—STRUCTURE PLANS

s.017

Modification of proposals

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow procedures when modifying development plans Local authority
s.018

Notice of intention to adopt

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must wait for notice period before adopting plans Local authority
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Part 5 — PROCEDURE—UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLANS, LOCAL PLANS, MINERALS LOCAL PLANS AND WASTE LOCAL PLANS

s.025

Withdrawal of proposals

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow specific procedures when withdrawing draft plans Local authority
s.029

Modification of proposals

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow strict rules when modifying development plans Local authority
s.030

Notice of intention to adopt

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must wait for notice period to expire before adopting plans Local authority
s.031

Adoption

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must notify the public and Secretary of State of plan adoption Local authority
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Part 6 — INTERVENTION BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE

s.033

Direction to modify proposals

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must document and publish plan modification directions Local authority
s.034

Direction not to adopt proposals

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State may direct a council to halt plan adoption Crown / Minister / Government department
s.035

Called-in proposals

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must publicise Secretary of State modifications to plans Local authority

Part 7 — AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS AND INDEX

s.039

Index

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must maintain a development plan index and map Local authority

Part 8 — CONFORMITY AND CONFLICT

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Part 9 — REVOCATION AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISION

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Other sections — not classified into a Part

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s.001

Citation, commencement and extent

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Application

s.004

Title

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.017

Modification of proposals

s.018

Notice of intention to adopt

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.025

Withdrawal of proposals

s.026

Local inquiry or other hearing

s.027

Consideration of proposals following a local inquiry or other hearing

s.028

Consideration of objections without a local inquiry or other hearing

s.029

Modification of proposals

s.030

Notice of intention to adopt

s.031

Adoption

s.032

Documents to be supplied to the Secretary of State

s.033

Direction to modify proposals

s.034

Direction not to adopt proposals

s.035

Called-in proposals

s.036

Making, alteration and replacement of statutory plans by the Secretary of State

s.037

Availability of documents for inspection

s.038

Availability of plans after adoption or approval

s.039

Index

s.040

Statement of conformity of proposals with structure plan: prescribed period

s.041

Statement of conformity on adoption or approval of structure plan

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

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