THE PLANNING AND COMPENSATION ACT 1991 AND THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

PLANNINGand COMPENSATION ACT 1991

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Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34)

1991 c. 34

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Part I
Town and Country Planning: England and Wales
New enforcement powers
1.	Planning contravention notices.
2.	Enforcement of conditions.
3.	Injunctions restraining breaches of planning control.

Other changes relating to enforcement
4.	Time limits on enforcement action.
5.	Enforcement notices.
6.	Appeal against enforcement notice.
7.	Execution of works required by enforcement notice.
8.	Offence where enforcement notice not complied with.
9.	Stop notices.
10.	Certificate of lawful use or development.
11.	Rights of entry for enforcement purposes.

Control over development
12.	Planning obligations.
13.	Demolition of buildings.
14.	Fish farming.
15.	Assessment of environmental effects.
16.	Notice etc. of applications for planning permission.
17.	Power of local planning authority to decline to determine applications.
18.	Dismissal of appeals in cases of undue delay.
19.	Receipt and determination of applications.

Controls over particular matters
20.	Land of interested planning authorities and development by them.
21.	Mines and waste.
22.	Old mining permissions.
23.	Trees.
24.	Advertisements.
25.	Listed buildings, conservation areas and hazardous substances.

Development plans and simplified planning zones
26.	Status of development plans.
27.	Streamlining of development plan system.
28.	Simplified planning zones.

Miscellaneous
29.	Functions of Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission.
30.	Orders as to costs where inquiry or hearing does not take place.
31.	Planning compensation repeals.
32.	Planning: minor and consequential amendments.

Part II
Town and Country Planning - Scotland
New enforcement powers
33.	Planning contravention notices.
34.	Enforcement of conditions.
35.	Interdicts restraining breaches of planning control.

Other changes relating to enforcement
36.	Time limits on enforcement action.
37.	Enforcement notices.
38.	Appeal against enforcement notice.
39.	Execution of works required by enforcement notice.
40.	Offence where enforcement notice not complied with.
41.	Stop notices.
42.	Certificate of lawful use or development.
43.	Rights of entry.

Control over development
44.	Demolition of buildings.
45.	Fish farming.
46.	Notice etc. of applications to owners and agricultural tenants.
47.	Power of planning authority to decline to determine applications.
48.	Assessment of environmental effects.
49.	Agreements relating to Crown land.
50.	Dismissal of appeals in cases of undue delay.

Controls over particular matters
51.	Mines and waste.
52.	Old mining permissions.
53.	Transitional provisions as to compensation regulations.
54.	Trees.
55.	Control over advertisements.
56.	Power to remove or obliterate placards and posters.
57.	Listed buildings, conservation areas and hazardous substances.

Development plans and simplified planning zones
58.	Status of development plans.
59.	Simplified planning zones.

Miscellaneous
60.	Repeal of certain compensation provisions of the 1972 Act.
61.	Planning: minor and consequential amendments - Scotland.

Part III
Land Compensation, etc: England and Wales
Acquisition of land
62.	Powers to acquire land which will be affected by public works.
63.	Advance payments of compensation and interest.
64.	Planning assumptions in connection with highway schemes.
65.	Certification of appropriate alternative development.
66.	Compensation where permission for additional development granted after acquisition.
67.	Time limit on validity of notice to treat.

Home loss payments
68.	Home loss payments.
69.	Home loss payments: spouses having statutory rights of occupation.

General
70.	Further amendments relating to land compensation.

Part IV
Land Compensation - Scotland
71.	Home loss payments.
72.	Home loss payments: spouses having statutory occupancy rights.
73.	Advance payments of compensation and interest.
74.	Planning assumptions in connection with acquisition of land by roads authorities.
75.	Certification of appropriate alternative development.
76.	Powers to acquire land whose enjoyment will be affected by public works.
77.	Compensation where permission for additional development granted after acquisition.
78.	Time limit on validity of notice to treat.
79.	Further amendments relating to land compensation in Scotland.

Part V
Miscellaneous and General
80.	Interest on compensation and payments on account.
81.	Abolition of new street byelaws.
82.	Home loss payments: Northern Ireland.
83.	Consequential amendment of section 91A of Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988.
84.	Short title, commencement, etc.