The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010
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What's here
4 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Applicant 1
Plus 3 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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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 — Preliminary
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Interpretation
Development to include certain internal operations
Part 2 — Applications
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Applications for outline planning permission
Applications for approval of reserved matters
Applications for planning permission
Applications in respect of Crown land
Design and access statements
Applications for non-material changes to planning permission
General provisions relating to applications
Notice of applications for planning permission
Certificates in relation to notice of applications for planning permission
Publicity for applications for planning permission
Notice of reference of applications to the Secretary of State
Major infrastructure projects: economic impact report
Part 3 — Consultation
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Consultations before the grant of permission
Consultations before the grant of planning permission: urgent Crown development
Consultations before the grant of planning permission pursuant to section 73 or the grant of a replacement planning permission subject to a new time limit
Consultation with county planning authority
Duty to respond to consultation
Duty to respond to consultation: annual reports
Recommendations by district planning authority before determination of county matters application
Representations by parish council before determination of application
Notification of mineral applications
Part 4 — Determination
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Directions by the Secretary of State
Development affecting certain existing and proposed highways
Development not in accordance with the development plan
Representations to be taken into account
Time periods for decision
Applications made under planning condition
Written notice of decision or determination relating to a planning application
Part 5 — Appeals
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Notice of appeal
Appeals
Part 6 — Miscellaneous
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Local development orders
Certificate of lawful use or development
Part 7 — Monitoring
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Register of applications
Register of local development orders
Register of enforcement and stop notices
Part 8 — General
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Directions
Withdrawal of consent to use of electronic communications
Revocations, transitional provisions and savings
Schedules
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Letter to be sent to applicant on receipt of application
Notices under articles 11 and 32
Publicity for applications for planning permission
Major infrastructure projects: economic impact report
Consultations before the grant of permission
Notification where planning permission refused or granted subject to conditions
Notices under article 34
Certificate of lawful use or development
Statutory instruments revoked in so far as they apply to England
Other sections — not classified into a Part
These sections exist in the Act but the contents-of-Parts walker did not place them under a Part. Likely amendments or sections inserted out of the original Part structure.
Applications for non-material changes to planning permission
- Notify land owners when applying for minor planning changes Applicant
Written notice of decision or determination relating to a planning application
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local planning authority must provide detailed written notice of decisions Local authority
Register of applications
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Planning authorities must maintain a public register of planning applications Local authority
Register of enforcement and stop notices
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local planning authorities must maintain a register of enforcement notices Local authority
Browse 37 other unclassified sections
Citation, commencement and application
Interpretation
Development to include certain internal operations
Applications for outline planning permission
Applications for approval of reserved matters
Applications for planning permission
Applications in respect of Crown land
Design and access statements
General provisions relating to applications
Notice of applications for planning permission
Certificates in relation to notice of applications for planning permission
Publicity for applications for planning permission
Notice of reference of applications to the Secretary of State
Major infrastructure projects: economic impact report
Consultations before the grant of permission
Consultations before the grant of planning permission: urgent Crown development
Consultations before the grant of planning permission pursuant to section 73 or the grant of a replacement planning permission subject to a new time limit
Consultation with county planning authority
Duty to respond to consultation
Duty to respond to consultation: annual reports
Recommendations by district planning authority before determination of county matters application
Representations by parish council before determination of application
Notification of mineral applications
Directions by the Secretary of State
Development affecting certain existing and proposed highways
Development not in accordance with the development plan
Representations to be taken into account
Time periods for decision
Applications made under planning condition
Notice of appeal
Appeals
Local development orders
Certificate of lawful use or development
Register of local development orders
Directions
Withdrawal of consent to use of electronic communications
Revocations, transitional provisions and savings
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