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UK Statutory Instrument
2017
United Kingdom
Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations 2017
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6 compliance obligations, 1 practical guide · 1 journey
Who this Act binds
Plus 6 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Relevant guidance
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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.
Schedules
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(1) The register must contain the following information in relation...
In relation to each entry of land in Part 2,...
In relation to each entry of land in Part 2,...
Where land is entered in Part 2, Part 2 of...
(1) In this Schedule— “co-ordinate reference system” is— the world...
Requirement to keep a register
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must maintain and publish a Brownfield Land Register Local authority
Entry of land in the register
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must maintain and update a Brownfield Land Register Local authority
Publicity of proposal to enter land in Part 2
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local Authority must publicise proposals to grant permission in principle Local authority
Land within 10 metres of relevant railway land
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local Authority must notify railway managers of nearby brownfield proposals Local authority
Notification for parish councils and neighbourhood forums of proposal to enter land in Part 2
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local Authority must notify parish councils of brownfield land entries Local authority
Time periods for representations to be made following publicity or notification
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local Authority must follow strict timelines when adding land to the Register Local authority
Browse 24 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Interpretation
Requirement to keep a register
Criteria
Criteria
Entry of land in the register
Publicity of proposal to enter land in Part 2
Land within 10 metres of relevant railway land
Notification for parish councils and neighbourhood forums of proposal to enter land in Part 2
Time periods for representations to be made following publicity or notification
Consultation with county planning authorities before entering land in Part 2
Consultation with county planning authorities before entering land in Part 2
Consultation with the Mayor of London before entering land in Part 2
Consultation with the Mayor of London before entering land in Part 2
Consultation with other persons, bodies or authorities before entering land in Part 2
Time periods for representations to be made by consultees
Exemptions for certain types of land
Information to be included in the register
Public inspection of the register
Revision of the register
Information to be given to the Secretary of State
Consequential amendment to the Functions and Responsibilities Regulations 2000
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Local Authority
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