The Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004

Made: 26th August 2004

Laid before Parliament: 7th September 2004

Coming into force: 28th September 2004

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PART 1 — GENERAL

Citation, commencement and application

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Interpretation

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Scope of Regulations

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Electronic communications

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PART 2 — SURVEY OF AREA

Survey of area: county councils

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PART 3 — LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES AND DOCUMENTS WHICH MUST BE DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOCUMENTS

Documents to be specified in local development schemes as local development documents

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Documents which must be development plan documents

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Additional matters to be specified in local development schemes and revisions of such schemes

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Other requirements for the preparation of local development schemes

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Submission of local development schemes to the Secretary of State and the Mayor of London

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Bringing local development schemes and revision of such schemes into effect

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Availability of a local development scheme

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PART 4 — FORM AND CONTENT OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS AND REGARD TO BE HAD TO CERTAIN MATTERS

Form and content of local development documents: general

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Form and content of local development documents: specific

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Local development documents: additional matters to which regard to be had

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PART 5 — SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING DOCUMENTS

Application and interpretation of Part 5

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Public participation

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Representations on supplementary planning documents

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Adoption of supplementary planning documents

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Withdrawal of a supplementary planning document

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Revocation of a supplementary planning document

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Direction not to adopt a supplementary planning document

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Direction to modify a supplementary planning document

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PART 6 — DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOCUMENTS

Application and interpretation of Part 6

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Pre-submission consultation

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Pre-submission public participation

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Representations on proposals for a development plan document

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Submission of documents and information to the Secretary of State

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Representations on development plan documents

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Conformity with regional strategy

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Handling of representations: general

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Handling of representations: site allocation representations

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• (1) This regulation applies to a site allocation representation.

• (2) As soon as reasonably practicable after the period in regulation 29(1) the local planning authority must–

• (a) make a site allocation representation and a statement of the matters in paragraph (3) available for inspection during normal office hours at the places at which the pre-submission proposals documents were made available under regulation 26(a);

• (b) publish on their website–

• (i) where practicable, the site allocation representation,

• (ii) the matters in paragraph (3),

• (iii) a statement of the fact that the site allocation representation is available for inspection and the places and times at which it can be inspected;

• (c) send to the DPD bodies–

• (i) the address of the site to which the site allocation representation relates,

• (ii) notice of the matters in paragraph (3),

• (iii) a statement of the fact that the site allocation representation is available for inspection and the places and times at which it can be inspected; and

• (d) give notice by local advertisement of–

• (i) the matters in paragraph (3),

• (ii) the fact that the site allocation representation is available for inspection and the places and times at which it can be inspected.

• (3) The matters referred to in paragraph (2) are–

• (a) the period within which representations on the site allocation representation must be made;

• (b) the address to which and, where appropriate, the person to whom–

• (i) written representations, and

• (ii) representations by way of electronic communications,

must be sent.

Representations on a site allocation representation

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• (1) Any person may make representations on a site allocation representation by sending them to the address and, where appropriate, the person specified pursuant to regulation 32(2) within the period of 6 weeks starting on the day the local planning authority comply with regulation 32(2).

• (2) As soon as reasonably practicable after the authority has received a representation on a site allocation representation the local planning authority must send to the Secretary of State–

• (a) a statement of the number of representations made,

• (b) copies of all the representations,

• (c) a summary of the main issues raised in those representations, or

• (d) a statement that no such representations have been made.

• (3) The documents mentioned in paragraph (2) shall be submitted to the Secretary of State by sending–

• (a) 4 copies of each in paper form; and

• (b) 1 copy electronically.

• (4) Before the person appointed to carry out the examination complies with section 20(7) he must consider any representations made in accordance with paragraph (1).

Independent examination

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Publication of the recommendations of the person appointed

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Adoption of a development plan document

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Withdrawal of a development plan document

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Direction not to adopt a development plan document

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Direction to modify a development plan document

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Section 21(4) directions (call-in): supplementary

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Changes proposed by the Secretary of State to development plan documents (call-in)

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Representations on proposed changes (call-in)

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Publication of the recommendations of the person appointed to carry out the independent examination (call-in)

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Secretary of State’s decision after section 21(4) direction (call-in)

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Secretary of State’s default power

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PART 7 — CORRESPONDING DOCUMENTS AND CORRESPONDING SCHEMES

Joint local development documents: corresponding documents

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Joint committees: corresponding documents and corresponding schemes

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PART 8 — ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT

Annual monitoring report

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PART 9 — AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS

Availability of documents: general

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Availability of adopted or approved local development documents

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Copies of documents

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Signed

Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State

Nick Raynsford — Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister — 2004-08-26

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2004 c. 5. As to powers to prescribe, see section 122(1).

[^f00002]: 1990 c. 8. Schedule 4A was inserted by Schedule 1 to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

[^f00003]: 1995 c. 50.

[^f00004]: 2000 c. 7.

[^f00005]: The definition of “electronic communications apparatus” has been inserted into paragraph 1(1) of the electronic communications code by paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 3 to the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21).

[^f00006]: 2003 c. 21.

[^f00007]: 1990 c. 43.

[^f00008]: See regulation 2 of S.I. 1999/3280.

[^f00009]: See section 1(1) of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (c. 97), as substituted by the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43), section 130 and Schedule 8, paragraph 1, and as amended by S.I. 1999/416.

[^f00010]: See section 1(1) of the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25).

[^f00011]: See section 32 of the National Heritage Act 1983 (c. 47).

[^f00012]: See section 73(1) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37).

[^f00013]: See section 201 of the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38).

[^f00014]: See section 1 of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 (c. 45).

[^f00015]: See section 1(1) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17).

[^f00016]: 1989 (c. 29); section 6 was substituted by the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27), section 30.

[^f00017]: 1986 (c. 44); section 7 was substituted by the Gas Act 1995 (c. 45), and section 7(2) was amended by the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27), sections 3(2), 76(1) and (3), and Schedule 6, paragraphs 1 and 4.

[^f00018]: See section 18 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5). A sustainability appraisal report is not required in respect of the local planning authority’s statement of community involvement.

[^f00019]: 1998 c. 45.

[^f00020]: 2000 c. 38.

[^f00021]: O.J. No. L10, 14.1.1997, p. 13.

[^f00022]: O.J. No. L345, 31.12.2003, p. 0097-0105.

[^f00023]: 1990 c. 8. Section 61A was inserted by section 40 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5).

Editorial notes

[^key-7bdd056f3260bf79620fb00260029141]: Regulations revoked (6.4.2012) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/767), regs. 1(1), 37(a) (with regs. 2(2)(3), 38)

Directions

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Availability of a local development scheme

Public participation in the preparation of a development plan document

Public participation in the preparation of a statement of community involvement

Publication of a development plan document

Representations relating to a development plan document

Conformity with regional strategy

Submission of documents and information to the Secretary of State

Consideration of representations by appointed person

Independent examination

Publication of the recommendations of the person appointed

Adoption of a development plan document

Withdrawal of a development plan document

Direction not to adopt a development plan document

Direction to modify a development plan document

Section 21(4) directions (call-in): supplementary

Changes proposed by the Secretary of State to development plan documents (call-in)

Representations on proposed changes (call-in)

Publication of the recommendations of the person appointed to carry out the independent examination (call-in)

Secretary of State’s decision after section 21(4) direction (call-in)

Removal of documents after rejection of a development plan document

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Secretary of State’s default power

Provision supplementary to regulation 45

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