UK Statutory Instrument SI 2012 England

The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012

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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 21 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.

Part 1

General

0 of 1 section shown
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and application
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch001 Call-in by the Secretary of State (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow specific procedures if the Secretary of State 'calls in' a local planLocal authority
s.sch002 The relevant authority’s default power (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Authorities must consult local businesses and residents on new local plansCrown / Minister / Government department
12 other schedules
s.sch001 This Schedule applies where the Secretary of State gives a...
s.sch001 Making available a direction given under section 21(4)
s.sch001 Provision of a copy of a direction to the local planning authority concerned
s.sch001 Procedure for pre-submission local plans: direction under paragraph section 21(4)
s.sch001 Procedure for pre-submission local plans: direction under paragraph 8(5) of Schedule A1
s.sch001 Changes proposed by the Secretary of State to a local plan
s.sch001 Representations on proposed changes
s.sch001 Publication of the recommendations of the person appointed to carry out the independent examination
s.sch001 Secretary of State's decision
s.sch001 Removal of documents after rejection of a local plan
s.sch002 (1) This Schedule applies where— (a) the Secretary of State...
s.sch002 (1) The relevant authority must comply with section 19(2) of...
s.004 Duty to co-operate Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Prescribed bodies must co-operate in the local planning processStatutory regulator
s.013 Representations on supplementary planning documents Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must accept comments on planning documentsLocal authority
s.014 Adoption of supplementary planning documents Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must publish adopted planning documentsLocal authority
s.015 Revocation or withdrawal of a supplementary planning document Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must notify the public if a planning document is removedLocal authority
s.018 Preparation of a local plan Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must consult businesses on new local plansLocal authority
s.019 Publication of a local plan Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must publish and notify specific bodies of the local planLocal authority
s.021 Conformity with the London Plan Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • London borough councils must request a conformity opinion on their local plansLocal authority
s.022 Submission of documents and information to the Secretary of State Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must submit and publish local plan documentsLocal authority
s.023 Consideration of representations by appointed person Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Independent examiner must consider your representations on local plansCrown / Minister / Government department
s.024 Independent examination Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must notify stakeholders of examination hearingsLocal authority
s.025 Publication of the recommendations of the appointed person Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must publish examiner recommendations and notifyLocal authority
s.026 Adoption of a local plan Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must publish and notify stakeholders upon adopting a local planLocal authority
s.027 Withdrawal of a local plan Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow specific steps when withdrawing a local planLocal authority
s.028 Revocation of a local plan Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must publicise the cancellation of a local planLocal authority
s.029 Direction in respect of a local plan Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must publish directions and local plansLocal authority
s.035 Availability of documents: general Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must make planning documents available to the publicLocal authority
s.036 Copies of documents Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must provide copies of planning documents on requestLocal authority
s.coronavirus: transitional provision in respect of Coronavirus: transitional provision in respect of documents made available during the relevant period Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must restore physical access to planning documentsLocal authority
s.review of local development documents Review of local development documents Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must review local plans every five yearsLocal authority
22 other provisions
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Electronic communications
s.005 Local development documents
s.006 Local plans
s.007 Direction by the Mayor of London
s.008 Form and content of local plans and supplementary planning documents: general
s.009 Form and content of the adopted policies map
s.010 Local plans and supplementary planning documents: additional matters to which regard is to be had
s.011 Application and interpretation of Part 5
s.012 Public participation
s.016 Direction in respect of a supplementary planning document
s.017 Application and interpretation of Part 6
s.020 Representations relating to a local plan
s.030 Call-in
s.031 Secretary of State's default power
s.032 Joint local plans or supplementary planning documents: corresponding documents
s.033 Joint committees: corresponding documents and corresponding schemes
s.034 Authorities' monitoring reports
s.037 Revocation
s.038 Saving
s.coronavirus: temporary modifications of part 9 Coronavirus: temporary modifications of Part 9
s.joint local plans prepared under direction by the Joint local plans prepared under direction by the Secretary of State: corresponding documents and corresponding joint development plan documents

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