- Enforced by
- Local Authority
- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 6 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
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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.
- Gas transporter must notify local planning authority 8 weeks before laying notifiable pipe-lineAny Person
- Notify landowners and apply for prior approval before developmentOperator
- Obtain prior approval and comply with conditions for Class AA developmentOperator
- Get prior approval for office-to-home conversions and meet pre-construction conditionsOperator
- Apply for prior approval and comply with all conditions for Class AC permitted developmentOperator
- Apply for prior approval before starting Class AD developmentOperator
- You must provide a detailed prior approval application when demolishing and replacing buildingsOperator
- Stop survey operations, remove equipment and restore land within 6 monthsAny Person
- Comply with antenna siting and removal conditionsAny Person
- Remove buildings and restore land after permitted survey or investigationAny Person
- Remove EV charging point and reinstate land when no longer neededAny Person
- Notify council and restore land after Class Q developmentOperator
- Obtain prior approval and comply with conditions for Class ZA developmentOperator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must review planning rules every five yearsCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local Authority must pause planning applications if called-in by GovernmentLocal authority
- Comply with materials, window and roof conditions for Class A house extensionsAny Person
- Notify local planning authority before starting certain home extensionsOperator
- Comply with conditions for Class AA permitted developmentOperator
- Submit correct documents and plans with prior approval applicationApplicant
- Obtain prior approval and comply with all conditions for Class AB developmentOperator
- Get prior approval for house-to-flats conversion before starting workOperator
- Obtain prior approval and meet all conditions for Class AD developmentOperator
- Meet building conditions on materials and roof geometry when extending a house under permitted developmentAny Person
- Notify local planning authority within 7 days of completing agricultural building worksOperator
- Notify council if building is used for takeaway foodOperator
- Use correct materials for hard surfaces next to industrial buildings/warehousesAny Person
- Apply for prior approval of design and glare impact before starting Class J developmentOperator
- Comply with Class JA permitted development conditionsOperator
- Apply for prior approval before installing standalone solar near a highwayOperator
- Comply with conditions for permitted mineral developmentOperator
- Apply for prior approval before starting Class MA developmentOperator
- Notify planning authority and restore land after Class Q developmentOperator
- Submit a complete prior approval application to the local planning authorityOperator
- Apply for prior approval and manage development conditionsOperator
137 other provisions — procedural and definitional
Schedules
16 of 97 shown- Notify local planning authority of change of use date before starting developmentOperator
- Get prior approval for moveable structures and reinstate land after removalOperator
- Submit a prior approval application for a moveable structure with required informationOperator
- Comply with conditions for campsite development under Class BCOperator
- Apply for prior approval before building flood-risk developmentOperator
- Remove and reinstate when reverse vending machine stops operatingAny Person
- Notify planning authority and fire service before RAAC-related developmentAny Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Notify local planning authority of high-street use detailsLocal authority
- Consult Environment Agency on flood risks before starting permitted developmentOperator
- Apply for prior approval before installing a solar canopy and complete within 3 yearsOperator
- Notify planning authority and restore land within 12 monthsOperator
- Consult Environment Agency on flood risks before starting developmentOperator
- Submit prior approval application with required documents for closed defence site developmentOperator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local Authority must follow specific procedures for Article 4 directionsLocal authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority must notify and consult on Article 4(1) directionsLocal authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local planning authority must notify and confirm immediate Article 4 directions within 6 monthsLocal authority
81 other schedules
Help complying
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