UK Statutory Instrument 2012 United Kingdom

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

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21 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Plus 21 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

What this Act requires

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Part 1 — General

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s.001

Citation, commencement and application

Part 2 — Duty to co-operate

s.004

Duty to co-operate

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Prescribed bodies must co-operate in the local planning process Statutory regulator

Part 3 — Local development documents and directions by the Mayor of London

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Part 4 — Form and content of documents and regard to be had to certain matters

s.review of local development documents

Review of local development documents

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must review local plans every five years Local authority
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Part 5 — Supplementary planning documents

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Part 6 — Local plans

s.018

Preparation of a local plan

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must consult businesses on new local plans Local authority
s.019

Publication of a local plan

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must publish and notify specific bodies of the local plan Local authority
s.021

Conformity with the London Plan

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • London borough councils must request a conformity opinion on their local plans Local authority
s.024

Independent examination

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must notify stakeholders of examination hearings Local authority
s.026

Adoption of a local plan

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must publish and notify stakeholders upon adopting a local plan Local authority
s.027

Withdrawal of a local plan

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow specific steps when withdrawing a local plan Local authority
s.028

Revocation of a local plan

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must publicise the cancellation of a local plan Local authority
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Part 7 — Joint local plans or supplementary planning documents

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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

Part 8 — Authorities' monitoring reports

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Part 9 — Availability of documents

s.036

Copies of documents

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authority must provide copies of planning documents on request Local authority
s.coronavirus: transitional provision in respect of

Coronavirus: transitional provision in respect of documents made available during the relevant period

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must restore physical access to planning documents Local authority
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s.coronavirus: temporary modifications of part 9

Coronavirus: temporary modifications of Part 9

Part 10 — Revocation and Saving

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Schedules

s.sch001

Call-in by the Secretary of State

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow specific procedures if the Secretary of State 'calls in' a local plan Local authority
s.sch002

The relevant authority’s default power

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Authorities must consult local businesses and residents on new local plans Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 12 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
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...

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.

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s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Electronic communications

s.004

Duty to co-operate

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.010

Review of local development documents

s.011

Application and interpretation of Part 5

s.012

Public participation

s.013

Representations on supplementary planning documents

s.014

Adoption of supplementary planning documents

s.015

Revocation or withdrawal of a supplementary planning document

s.016

Direction in respect of a supplementary planning document

s.017

Application and interpretation of Part 6

s.018

Preparation of a local plan

s.019

Publication of a local plan

s.020

Representations relating to a local plan

s.021

Conformity with the London Plan

s.022

Submission of documents and information to the Secretary of State

s.023

Consideration of representations by appointed person

s.024

Independent examination

s.025

Publication of the recommendations of the appointed person

s.026

Adoption of a local plan

s.027

Withdrawal of a local plan

s.028

Revocation of a local plan

s.029

Direction in respect of 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.032

Joint local plans prepared under direction by the Secretary of State: corresponding documents and corresponding joint development plan documents

s.033

Joint committees: corresponding documents and corresponding schemes

s.034

Authorities' monitoring reports

s.035

Availability of documents: general

s.036

Copies of documents

s.036

Coronavirus: temporary modifications of Part 9

s.036

Coronavirus: transitional provision in respect of documents made available during the relevant period

s.037

Revocation

s.038

Saving

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