UK Statutory Instrument
2025
United Kingdom
The Town and Country Planning (Crown Development Applications) (Procedure and Written Representations) Order 2025
At a glance
What's here
32 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Applicant 5
- Trader 1
- Any Person 1
Plus 25 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Applicants also bound by 149 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 22 duties
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 20 duties
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 20 duties
- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 12 duties
- Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 2017 10 duties
Traders also bound by 223 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 418 duties
- Companies Act 2006 2006 39 duties
- TULRCA 1992 1992 37 duties
- The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 2018 33 duties
- Consumer Credit Act 1974 1974 31 duties
Any Person also bound by 770 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 110 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 97 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 86 duties
- Licensing Act 2003 2003 78 duties
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
Browse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Interpretation
Electronic communications and service of documents
Part 2 — Crown development applications
Browse 23 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
General requirements: applications for planning permission including outline planning permission
Applications for outline planning permission
Applications for approval of reserved matters
Design and access statements
Fire statements
Notice of application to be given by the applicant
Certificates in relation to notice of applications
Assessment of application by Secretary of State
Development not considered to be nationally important
Information to be provided to the relevant local planning authority
Information to be provided by the relevant local planning authority
Publicity for applications: introductory
Publicity for applications: Secretary of State
Publicity for applications: relevant local planning authority
Publicity for applications for planning permission within 10 metres of relevant railway land: relevant local planning authority
Register of applications
Consultations before determination of application
Consultation with relevant authority
Consultation with the Mayor of London and relevant Combined Authorities
Duty to respond to consultation
Notification of mineral applications
Representations received by the relevant local planning authority
Information to be published following the last representation period
Part 3 — Connected listed building applications
Browse 16 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Modifications of the Listed Buildings Act
Applications for listed building consent
Design and access statements
Notice of application to be given by the applicant
Certification in relation to notice of application
Assessment of application by Secretary of State
Applications not considered to be connected to the Crown development application
Information to be provided to the relevant local planning authority
Information to be provided by the relevant local planning authority
Publicity for applications: Secretary of State
Publicity for applications: relevant local planning authority
Information to be provided to the local planning register authority
Consultation before determining connected listed building application
Consultation with relevant local planning authority
Representations received by the relevant local planning authority
Information to be published following the last representation period
Part 4 — Determination of Crown development and connected listed building applications
Browse 11 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Prescribed period for determination of procedure
Notice of procedure
Written representations procedure
Determining the application
Time periods for decision: Crown development application
Time periods for decision: connected listed building application
Contents of the decision notice: Crown development application
Contents of the decision notice: connected listed building application
Publishing the decision: Crown development application
Publishing the decision: connected listed building application
Register of decisions
Part 5 — Prohibition on disclosure of sensitive information
Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Prohibition on disclosure of sensitive information
Schedules
Browse 10 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Notices under Article 9
Notices under Articles 16 , 17 and 18
Modifications to the Listed Buildings Act for connected listed buildings applications
The Listed Buildings Act is modified as follows for the...
Section 10 is to be read as if—
Section 11 is omitted.
Section 23(1) is to be read as if after “under...
Sections 81A(2) and 81B(3) are to be read as if...
Notice under Article 30
Notice under Articles 36 and 37
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 approval of reserved matters
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must process Crown development reserved matters applications Crown / Minister / Government department
Notice of application to be given by the applicant
- Notify landowners and tenants of Crown development applications Applicant
Certificates in relation to notice of applications
- Certify that you have notified relevant parties of your Crown development Applicant
Development not considered to be nationally important
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must notify applicants if development is not nationally important Crown / Minister / Government department
Publicity for applications: Secretary of State
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must publicise nationally important Crown developments Crown / Minister / Government department
Consultation with relevant authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must consult local authorities on Crown developments Crown / Minister / Government department
Duty to respond to consultation
- Consulted bodies must provide a substantive response within 21 days Any Person
Notification of mineral applications
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must notify mineral owners of development applications Crown / Minister / Government department
Representations received by the relevant local planning authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local planning authorities must forward Crown development comments to the Secretary of State Local authority
Information to be published following the last representation period
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must publish planning application info and representations Crown / Minister / Government department
Applications for listed building consent
- Apply for listed building consent for Crown development of national importance Applicant
Design and access statements
- Submit a design and access statement for listed building applications Trader
Notice of application to be given by the applicant
- Notify owners of listed buildings when making a planning application Applicant
Certification in relation to notice of application
- Certify that you have notified relevant parties of your application Applicant
Assessment of application by Secretary of State
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must assess and validate Crown building applications Crown / Minister / Government department
Applications not considered to be connected to the Crown development application
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must notify and transfer unrelated listed building applications Crown / Minister / Government department
Information to be provided to the relevant local planning authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must notify local planning authority of Crown applications Crown / Minister / Government department
Publicity for applications: Secretary of State
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must publicise listed building applications for Crown work Crown / Minister / Government department
Publicity for applications: relevant local planning authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local planning authority must publicise listed building applications Local authority
Information to be provided to the local planning register authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must forward listed building applications to local councils Crown / Minister / Government department
Consultation with relevant local planning authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must consult local planning authority on Crown applications Crown / Minister / Government department
Representations received by the relevant local planning authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local planning authority must forward heritage representations to the Secretary of State Local authority
Information to be published following the last representation period
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must publish application documents and representations Crown / Minister / Government department
Prescribed period for determination of procedure
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must decide Crown development procedure within 5 working days Crown / Minister / Government department
Notice of procedure
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must notify applicants of the chosen determination procedure Crown / Minister / Government department
Determining the application
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must consider all representations and notify of new info Crown / Minister / Government department
Time periods for decision: Crown development application
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must observe waiting periods before deciding Crown applications Crown / Minister / Government department
Time periods for decision: connected listed building application
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must observe waiting periods for listed building decisions Crown / Minister / Government department
Contents of the decision notice: connected listed building application
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must provide detailed reasons for listed building decisions Crown / Minister / Government department
Publishing the decision: Crown development application
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must publish and notify Crown development decisions Crown / Minister / Government department
Publishing the decision: connected listed building application
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must publish decisions on listed building applications Crown / Minister / Government department
Register of decisions
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must record Crown development decisions on the register Local authority
Browse 22 other unclassified sections
Citation, commencement, application and extent
Interpretation
Electronic communications and service of documents
General requirements: applications for planning permission including outline planning permission
Applications for outline planning permission
Design and access statements
Fire statements
Assessment of application by Secretary of State
Information to be provided to the relevant local planning authority
Information to be provided by the relevant local planning authority
Publicity for applications: introductory
Publicity for applications: relevant local planning authority
Publicity for applications for planning permission within 10 metres of relevant railway land: relevant local planning authority
Register of applications
Consultations before determination of application
Consultation with the Mayor of London and relevant Combined Authorities
Modifications of the Listed Buildings Act
Information to be provided by the relevant local planning authority
Consultation before determining connected listed building application
Written representations procedure
Contents of the decision notice: Crown development application
Prohibition on disclosure of sensitive information
Explore more
Browse legislation
Find other UK business legislation with related guidance.