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

[^key-562dd9068e97bb79886a46d377194a15]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8 inserted (1.10.2016) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/871), regs. 1(2), 9(7)

[^key-53f94e41a97c4465c870c05ff6e9bddf]: Sch. 2 para. 1 substituted (1.10.2016) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/871), regs. 1(2), 10(3)

[^key-9b09f7a05a1ccf883ddee6c0da9b15e1]: Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(1) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/871), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(a)

[^key-9364417c879491f8b0dcb870bd1999f8]: Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(2) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/871), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(a)

[^key-f3e424f3cbe80c67793baa617f3de669]: Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(3) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/871), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(a)

[^key-3f1d3b49a12b693708be4bb89a07cedd]: Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(5) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/871), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(a)

[^key-006810ce685bfff31939c0a4ef9f3471]: Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(5) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/871), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(c)

[^key-16cc3c6b4727bd1526e35fa2bfacd5da]: Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(6) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/871), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(a)

[^key-4b2923e6dabbfc5fc8c490709c64dd25]: Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(7) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/871), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(a)

[^key-94635323af75dc1c3d82f603af21db87]: Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(7) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/871), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(c)

[^key-9064ad674e0355f53ce795c563515fd0]: Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(8) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/871), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(a)

[^key-4896e287a44395f14880a29b28208960]: Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(8) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/871), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(c)

[^key-9aac1714dff5d9e1942dd5c999643e2b]: Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(10) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/871), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(a)

[^key-8123d0fb8be636bb429557f75a4c5b17]: Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(4) inserted (1.10.2016) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/871), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(b)

[^key-3c146da6ff812960dee0d7b3a78cc2ab]: Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (28.12.2017) by The Communications Act 2003 and the Digital Economy Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1011), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 8(2)

[^key-5e432c1b3085ed7fd21a6a0ff7fdee45]: Reg. 32A inserted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 8

[^key-544473d78e68f4619f187d6dd253c169]: Word in reg. 2(1) omitted (15.1.2018) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 3(2)

[^key-37561cfe0867daa52d94c1dfd0eece38]: Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 3(3)

[^key-b04b29969d07cbb495b8fab8d8b80cbb]: Reg. 22(2) omitted (15.1.2018) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 5

[^key-9a0b2d98af0d252c34af887c14298689]: Words in reg. 29(2) substituted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 6(2)

[^key-37798a07dbff17e06ec6dc91a4470d23]: Word in reg. 29(4)(a) omitted (15.1.2018) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(a)

[^key-f69a2c20868140753c029ad127c71563]: Reg. 29(4)(b): comma omitted (15.1.2018) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(b)

[^key-fa88ede0e8c61d373ab9d429b433601f]: Word in reg. 29(4)(b) inserted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(b)

[^key-623bcf5763cf014092ab104d7fceefe8]: Reg. 29(4)(c) inserted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(c)

[^key-1cb0365de17988443378f4efc9087c32]: Word in reg. 31(b) omitted (15.1.2018) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 7(a)

[^key-3c3f0e68dc870abbb71846b07bdfff32]: Reg. 31(c): full stop omitted (15.1.2018) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 7(b)

[^key-5462480a7bbd081e96185f59d8c17bfd]: Word in reg. 31(c) inserted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 7(b)

[^key-f18b550d2133077519e9de55d719087d]: Reg. 31(d) inserted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 7(c)

[^key-146b59f5508cc72c20a5d5d2bf82a96c]: Words in reg. 35(4)(a) substituted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 9

[^key-b4239cb2670cb89543712003853a00e9]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 2A substituted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 10(2)

[^key-ceda1773fec9934b3fa6c32f8d169fc6]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 3A(1) substituted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 10(3)(a)

[^key-9dafd4b6af71e959f727c7b0e3c30217]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 3A(1) substituted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 10(3)(b)

[^key-a7198b8eab519cad1015b42920158eca]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 3A(2) substituted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 10(3)(b)

[^key-507c04a81e68c661d185e50f52f6449c]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 4(1A) substituted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(a)

[^key-7d688430627723e882b336bbcccc1a32]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 4(1A) substituted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(b)

[^key-726cd531108669ee8f8cf323c4aa0a0b]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 4(1B) substituted (15.1.2018) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 10(4)(b)

[^key-0dae2cd1f2214fe2bbd46b4961af23b1]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 6 substituted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 10(5)(a)

[^key-41acf09ec67b7f1d4e8dcaa695c9855b]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 6 substituted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 10(5)(b)

[^key-2c0c6b67e4c44bcb23bce89ffb67ad83]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 7 substituted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 10(6)

[^key-da467b02a37729596f6aecb7efb4c873]: Word in Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(b) omitted (15.1.2018) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 11(a)

[^key-b4d804f5799806359f31e7a102fab826]: Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(c): full stop omitted (15.1.2018) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 11(b)

[^key-365d1d8cb3d0afbbfc6758c5bb7b5590]: Word in Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(c) inserted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 11(b)

[^key-5c8cb1211cb2c2e87ab52319a5e2553f]: Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(d) inserted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 11(c)

[^key-1125a93c49872548d0280c36dae095af]: Reg. 10A inserted (6.4.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 4

[^key-ba500115b92785513c307bcbb4144854]: Words in reg. 34(5) substituted (1.9.2019) by The Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1103), regs. 1, 12(2)(a) (with reg. 1(4))

[^key-de02ae437cccc65b2eebe310d26868e7]: Words in reg. 34(5) substituted (1.9.2019) by The Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1103), regs. 1, 12(2)(b) (with reg. 1(4))

[^key-52e52b31dafb66dcbc4bffd69c2aabc4]: Regs. 36A, 36B inserted (16.7.2020) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/731), regs. 1(2), 2(3)

[^key-9944ba614b7de6f1a59e0e33889958c2]: Word in reg. 35(3)(b) substituted (12.8.2020) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/731), regs. 1(2), 2(2)

[^key-323070e4e8918fdbf62e84534ae85b4a]: Words in reg. 36A(2) substituted (24.12.2020) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning, Development Management Procedure, Listed Buildings etc.) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1398), regs. 1(2), 3(2)

[^key-3fddf104098a20fb79d21740bae03153]: Words in Sch. 2 para. 1(2) substituted (24.12.2020) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning, Development Management Procedure, Listed Buildings etc.) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1398), regs. 1(2), 3(3)

[^key-08c3b2d55cd267c90816e417bddcf1e3]: Words in reg. 10(1)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Planning (Hazardous Substances and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1234), regs. 1, 4(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-cc179c7e725c9ccccf46556d225f35c5]: Reg. 10(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Planning (Hazardous Substances and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1234), regs. 1, 4(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-e087d908817badb9dca018e84f30ec00]: Reg. 10(1)(c)(iii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Planning (Hazardous Substances and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1234), regs. 1, 4(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-be7e2963e5676136de2ac55677bab7d7]: Words in Regulations substituted (1.7.2022) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/634), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 1

[^key-43024dc7edf82b6fd5dddf4917d2ec06]: Reg. 4(1)(g) substituted (1.7.2022) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/634), regs. 1(2), 55(2)

[^key-7f976459405c8285f3f5b4b301360783]: Words in Regulations substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1

[^key-060e8121dc5c77c4c366e53e24ee6d14]: Regulations revoked (25.3.2026) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/186), regs. 1(2), 90 (with Sch. and with savings in S.I. 2026/169, reg. 1(3), Sch. 1)

Making available a direction given under section 21(4)

Provision of a copy of a direction to the local planning authority concerned

2A

Where the Secretary of State gives a direction under paragraph 8(5) of Schedule A1 to the Act, the Mayor of London, combined authority or upper-tier county council (as the case may be) must provide a copy of the direction to the local planning authority concerned and that authority must make a copy of the direction available in accordance with regulation 35.

Procedure for pre-submission local plans: direction under paragraph section 21(4)

Procedure for pre-submission local plans: direction under paragraph 8(5) of Schedule A1

3A

• (1) If the direction under paragraph 8(5) of Schedule A1 to the Act is given before the Mayor of London under paragraph 2(2), the combined authority under paragraph 6(2) or the upper-tier county council under paragraph 7C(2), of Schedule A1 to the Act has held an independent examination, the Mayor of London, the combined authority or the upper-tier county council (as the case may be) must—

• (a) unless they have already carried out an appraisal of the sustainability of the proposals in each development plan document, do so;

• (b) before complying with paragraph (c)—

• (i) provide a copy of each of the proposal documents and a statement of the representations procedure (both as defined in paragraph 2(10) of Schedule 2) to the local planning authority concerned who must make the documents and statement available in accordance with regulation 35;

• (ii) provide a statement of the representations procedure and a statement of the fact that the proposal documents are available for inspection and of the places and times at which they can be inspected to the local planning authority concerned who must send both statements to each of the general consultation bodies and each of the specific consultation bodies which were invited to make representations under paragraph 2(5)(b) of Schedule 2;

• (c) as soon as reasonably practicable after the period specified pursuant to sub-paragraph (2) has expired send to the Secretary of State—

• (i) the sustainability appraisal report for the local plan;

• (ii) the statement of the representations procedure;

• (iii) copies of any representations made in accordance with sub-paragraph (2); and

• (iv) such supporting documents as in the opinion of the Mayor of London, the combined authority or the upper-tier county council (as the case may be) are relevant to the preparation of the local plan; and

• (d) as soon as reasonably practicable after the period specified pursuant to sub-paragraph (2) has expired—

• (i) if the adoption or approval of any part of the local plan would result in changes to the adopted policies map, send a map showing those changes to the Secretary of State;

• (ii) provide a copy of the local plan and each of the documents referred to in paragraph (c) to the local planning authority concerned who must make the local plan and documents available in accordance with regulation 35; and

• (iii) provide notification that those documents are available for inspection and of the places at times at which they can be inspected to the local planning authority concerned who must send the notification to each of the general consultation bodies and each of the specific consultation bodies which were invited to make representations under paragraph 2(5)(b) of Schedule 2.

• (2) Any person may make representations to the Mayor of London, the combined authority or the upper-tier county council (as the case may be) about a local plan made available pursuant to sub-paragraph (1)(b) but they must be received by the Mayor of London, the combined authority or the upper-tier county council (as the case may be) before the end of the period specified in the statement of the representations procedure made available under that sub-paragraph.

Changes proposed by the Secretary of State to a local plan

Representations on proposed changes

Publication of the recommendations of the person appointed to carry out the independent examination

Secretary of State's decision

Removal of documents after rejection of a local plan

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

32A

• (1) The period prescribed for the purpose of section 28C(6) of the Act is 3 months starting with the day on which the direction given under section 28A of the Act is withdrawn or modified by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 28C(3) of the Act.

• (2) A corresponding document for the purposes of section 28C(7) of the Act is a document prepared by a local planning authority which—

• (a) does not relate to any part of the area of any other local planning authority to which the original joint local plan related; and

• (b) with respect to the area of the local planning authority which prepared it, has substantially the same effect as the original joint local plan.

• (3) A corresponding joint development plan document for the purposes of section 28C(7) of the Act is a document prepared by two or more local planning authorities which—

• (a) does not relate to any part of the area of any other local planning authority to which the original joint local plan related; and

• (b) with respect to the areas of the local planning authorities which prepared it, has substantially the same effect as the original joint local plan.

• (4) In this regulation “original joint local plan” means a joint local plan prepared pursuant to a direction given by the Secretary of State under section 28A of the Act.

Joint committees: corresponding documents and corresponding schemes

Review of local development documents

10A

• (1) A local planning authority must review a local development document within the following time periods—

• (a) in respect of a local plan, the review must be completed every five years, starting from the date of adoption of the local plan, in accordance with section 23 of the Act (adoption of local development documents);

• (b) in respect of a statement of community involvement, the review must be completed every five years, starting from the date of adoption of the statement of community involvement, in accordance with section 23 of the Act.

Coronavirus: temporary modifications of Part 9

36A

• (1) During the relevant period—

• (a) regulation 35 has effect as if paragraph (1)(a) were omitted; and

• (b) regulation 36 has effect as if paragraphs (1), (2) and (3)(a) were omitted.

• (2) In this regulation and regulation 36B, “the relevant period” means the period beginning with 16th July 2020 and ending with 31st December 2021.

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

36B

• (1) Paragraph (2) applies where a local planning authority—

• (a) makes a document available in accordance with regulation 35(1)(b) during the relevant period; and

• (b) continues to make the document so available after the end of that period.

• (2) As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the relevant period, the local planning authority must also make the document available in accordance with regulation 35(1)(a) until the local planning authority ceases to be required to make the document available under these Regulations.