Part I |
Planning Authorities |
1. |
Local
planning authorities: general. |
2. |
Joint
planning boards. |
3. |
Joint
planning committee for Greater London. |
4. |
National
Parks. |
5. |
The
Broads. |
6. |
Enterprise
zones. |
7. |
Urban
development areas. |
8. |
Housing
action areas. |
9. |
Power
to make consequential and supplementary provision about
authorities. |
|
Part II |
Development Plans |
Chapter I |
Unitary Development Plans: Metropolitan
Areas Including London |
Preliminary |
10. |
Application
of Chapter I to Greater London and metropolitan
counties. |
|
Surveys, etc. |
11. |
Survey
of planning areas. |
|
Preparation and adoption of unitary
development plans |
12. |
Preparation
of unitary development plan. |
13. |
Publicity
in connection with preparation of unitary development
plan. |
14. |
Withdrawal
of unitary development plan. |
15. |
Adoption
of unitary development plan by local planning authority. |
16. |
Local
inquiries. |
|
Secretary of State's powers concerning
plans |
17. |
Direction
to reconsider proposals. |
18. |
Calling
in of unitary development plan for approval by Secretary
of State. |
19. |
Approval
of unitary development plan by Secretary of State. |
20. |
Local
inquiry, public examination and consultation by
Secretary of State. |
|
Alteration of plans |
21. |
Alteration
or replacement of unitary development plan. |
22. |
Short
procedure for certain alterations and replacements. |
|
Joint plans |
23. |
Joint
unitary development plans. |
|
Supplementary |
24. |
Disregard
of certain representations. |
25. |
Default
powers. |
26. |
Regulations
and directions. |
27. |
Meaning
of "development plan" in Greater London and
metropolitan counties. |
28. |
Commencement
of Chapter I: transitional provisions. |
|
Chapter II |
Structure and Local Plans:
Non-Metropolitan Areas |
Preliminary |
29. |
Application
of Chapter II to non-metropolitan areas. |
|
Surveys, etc. |
30. |
Survey
of planning areas. |
|
Structure plans |
31. |
Structure
plans: continuity, form and content. |
32. |
Alteration
and replacement of structure plans. |
33. |
Publicity
in connection with proposals for alteration or
replacement of structure plans. |
34. |
Withdrawal
of proposals for alteration or replacement of structure
plans. |
35. |
Approval
or rejection of proposals for alteration or replacement
of structure plans. |
|
Local plans |
36. |
Local
plans. |
37. |
Local
plan schemes. |
38. |
Power
of Secretary of State to direct making of local plan,
etc. |
39. |
Publicity
and consultation: general. |
40. |
Publicity
and consultation: short procedure for certain
alterations, etc. |
41. |
Powers
of Secretary of State to secure adequate publicity and
consultation. |
42. |
Objections:
local inquiry or other hearing. |
43. |
Adoption
of proposals. |
44. |
Calling
in of proposals for approval by Secretary of State. |
45. |
Approval
of proposals by Secretary of State. |
|
Conformity between plans |
46. |
Certificate
of conformity. |
47. |
Alteration
of structure plan. |
48. |
Local
plan to prevail in cases of conflict with structure
plan. |
|
Supplementary |
49. |
Disregarding
of representations with respect to development
authorised by or under other enactments. |
50. |
Joint
structure and local plans. |
51. |
Default
powers. |
52. |
Reviews
of plans in enterprise zones. |
53. |
Supplementary
provisions as to structure and local plans. |
54. |
Meaning
of "development plan" outside Greater London
and the metropolitan counties. |
|
Part III |
Control over development |
Meaning of development |
55. |
Meaning
of "development" and "new
development". |
56. |
Time
when development begun. |
|
Requirement for planning permission |
57. |
Planning
permission required for development. |
58. |
Granting
of planning permission: general. |
|
Development orders |
59. |
Development
orders: general. |
60. |
Permission
granted by development order. |
61. |
Development
orders: supplementary provisions. |
|
Applications for planning permission |
62. |
Form
and content of applications for planning permission. |
63. |
Applications
in connection with existing buildings and uses. |
64. |
Applications
to determine whether planning permission required. |
|
Publicity for applications |
65. |
Publication
of notices of applications for planning permission for
designated development. |
66. |
Notification
of applications to owners and agricultural tenants. |
67. |
Notification
of applications for planning permission for mineral
working. |
68. |
Further
provisions as to certificates under sections 65 to 67. |
69. |
Registers
of applications, etc. |
|
Determination of applications |
70. |
Determination
of applications: general considerations. |
71. |
Consultations
in connection with determinations under s. 70. |
72. |
Conditional
grant of planning permission. |
73. |
Determination
of applications to develop land without compliance with
conditions previously attached. |
74. |
Directions
etc. as to method of dealing with applications. |
75. |
Effect
of planning permission. |
76. |
Duty
to draw attention to certain provisions for benefit of
disabled. |
|
Secretary of State's powers as respects
planning applications and decisions |
77. |
Reference
of applications to Secretary of State. |
78. |
Right
to appeal against planning decisions and failure to take
such decisions. |
79. |
Determination
of appeals. |
80. |
Review
of planning decisions where compensation claimed. |
81. |
Provisions
supplementary to s. 80. |
|
Simplified planning zones |
82. |
Simplified
planning zones. |
83. |
Making
of simplified planning zone schemes. |
84. |
Simplified
planning zone schemes: conditions and limitations on
planning permission. |
85. |
Duration
of simplified planning zone scheme. |
86. |
Alteration
of simplified planning zone scheme. |
87. |
Exclusion
of certain descriptions of land or development. |
|
Enterprise zone schemes |
88. |
Planning
permission for development in enterprise zones. |
89. |
Effect
on planning permission of modification or termination of
scheme. |
|
Deemed planning permission |
90. |
Development
with government authorisation. |
|
Duration of planning permission |
91. |
General
condition limiting duration of planning permission. |
92. |
Outline
planning permission. |
93. |
Provisions
supplementary to ss. 91 and 92. |
94. |
Termination
of planning permission by reference to time limit:
completion notices. |
95. |
Effect
of completion notice. |
96. |
Power
of Secretary of State to serve completion notices. |
|
Revocation and modification of planning
permission |
97. |
Power
to revoke or modify planning permission. |
98. |
Procedure
for s. 97 orders: opposed cases. |
99. |
Procedure
for s. 97 orders: unopposed cases. |
100. |
Revocation
and modification of planning permission by the Secretary
of State. |
|
References to Planning Inquiry
Commission |
101. |
Power
to refer certain planning questions to Planning Inquiry
Commission. |
|
Other controls over development |
102. |
Orders
requiring discontinuance of use or alteration or removal
of buildings or works. |
103. |
Confirmation
by Secretary of State of s. 102 orders. |
104. |
Power
of the Secretary of State to make s. 102 orders. |
105. |
Duty
of mineral planning authorities to review mineral
workings. |
106. |
Agreements
regulating development or use of land. |
|
Part IV |
Compensation for Effects of Certain
Orders, Notices, etc. |
Compensation for revocation of planning
permission, etc. |
107. |
Compensation
where planning permission revoked or modified. |
108. |
Compensation
for refusal or conditional grant of planning permission
formerly granted by development order. |
109. |
Apportionment
of compensation for depreciation. |
110. |
Registration
of compensation for depreciation. |
111. |
Recovery
of compensation under s. 107 on subsequent development. |
112. |
Amount
recoverable under s. 111 and provisions for payment or
remission of it. |
113. |
Contribution
by Secretary of State towards compensation in certain
cases. |
|
Compensation for other planning
decisions |
114. |
Compensation
for planning decisions restricting development other
than new development. |
115. |
Compensation
in respect of orders under s. 102, etc. |
116. |
Special
basis for compensation in respect of certain orders
affecting mineral working. |
|
General and supplemental provisions |
117. |
General
provisions as to compensation for depreciation under
Part IV. |
118. |
Determination
of claims for compensation. |
|
Part V |
Compensation for restrictions on new
development in Limited Cases |
Preliminary |
119. |
Scope
of Part V. |
|
Right to compensation |
120. |
Right
to compensation: general principles. |
121. |
Planning
decisions not ranking for compensation. |
122. |
No
compensation if certain other development permitted. |
123. |
Further
exclusions from compensation. |
124. |
Grant
of planning permission treated as subject to notional
condition. |
|
Amount of compensation |
125. |
General
provisions as to amount of compensation. |
126. |
Assessment
of depreciation. |
|
Claims for and payment of compensation |
127. |
General
provisions as to claims for compensation. |
128. |
Effect
on claims of direction under s. 80. |
129. |
Determination
of claims. |
130. |
Payment
of compensation. |
|
Recovery of compensation |
131. |
Apportionment
of compensation. |
132. |
Registration
of compensation. |
133. |
Recovery
of compensation on subsequent development. |
134. |
Amount
recoverable and provisions for payment or remission of
it. |
|
Supplementary provisions |
135. |
Mortgages,
rentcharges and settlements. |
136. |
Calculation
of value. |
|
Part VI |
Rights of owners etc. to require purchase
of interests |
Chapter I |
Interests affected by planning decisions
or orders |
Service of purchase notices |
137. |
Circumstances
in which purchase notices may be served. |
138. |
Circumstances
in which land incapable of reasonably beneficial use. |
|
Duties of authorities on service of
purchase notice |
139. |
Action
by council on whom purchase notice is served. |
140. |
Procedure
on reference of purchase notice to Secretary of State. |
141. |
Action
by Secretary of State in relation to purchase notice. |
142. |
Power
to refuse to confirm purchase notice where land has
restricted use by virtue of previous planning
permission. |
143. |
Effect
of Secretary of State's action in relation to purchase
notice. |
|
Compensation |
144. |
Special
provisions as to compensation where purchase notice
served. |
|
Special provisions for requiring
purchase of whole of partially affected agricultural
unit |
145. |
Counter-notice
requiring purchase of remainder of agricultural unit. |
146. |
Effect
of counter-notice under s. 145. |
147. |
Provisions
supplemental to ss. 145 and 146. |
|
Supplemental |
148. |
Interpretation
of Chapter I. |
|
Chapter II |
Interests Affected by Planning Proposals:
Blight |
Preliminary |
149. |
Scope
of Chapter II. |
|
Blight notices |
150. |
Notices
requiring purchase of blighted land. |
151. |
Counter-notices
objecting to blight notices. |
152. |
Further
counter-notices where certain proposals have come into
force. |
153. |
Reference
of objection to Lands Tribunal: general. |
154. |
Effect
of valid blight notice. |
155. |
Effect
on powers of compulsory acquisition of counter-notice
disclaiming intention to acquire. |
156. |
Withdrawal
of blight notice. |
|
Compensation |
157. |
Special
provisions as to compensation for acquisitions in
pursuance of blight notices. |
|
Special provisions for requiring
purchase of whole of partially affected agricultural
unit |
158. |
Inclusion
in blight notices of requirement to purchase parts of
agricultural units unaffected by blight. |
159. |
Objections
to s. 158 notices. |
160. |
Effect
of notices served by virtue of s. 158. |
|
Personal representatives, mortgagees
and partnerships |
161. |
Powers
of personal representatives in respect of blight notice. |
162. |
Power
of mortgagees to serve blight notice. |
163. |
Prohibition
on service of simultaneous notices under ss. 150, 161
and 162. |
164. |
Special
provisions as to partnerships. |
|
Miscellaneous and supplementary
provisions |
165. |
Power
of Secretary of State to acquire land affected by orders
relating to new towns etc. where blight notice served. |
166. |
Saving
for claimant's right to sell whole hereditament, etc. |
167. |
No
withdrawal of constructive notice to treat. |
168. |
Meaning
of "owner-occupier" and "resident
owner-occupier". |
169. |
"Appropriate
authority" for purposes of Chapter II. |
170. |
"Appropriate
enactment" for purposes of Chapter II. |
171. |
General
interpretation of Chapter II. |
|
Part VII |
Enforcement |
Enforcement notices |
172. |
Power
to issue enforcement notice. |
173. |
Contents
of enforcement notice. |
174. |
Appeal
against enforcement notice. |
175. |
Appeals:
supplementary provisions. |
176. |
General
provisions relating to determination of appeals. |
177. |
Grant
or modification of planning permission on appeals
against enforcement notices. |
178. |
Execution
and cost of works required by enforcement notice. |
179. |
Penalties
for non-compliance with enforcement notice. |
180. |
Effect
of planning permission on enforcement notice. |
181. |
Enforcement
notice to have effect against subsequent development. |
182. |
Enforcement
by the Secretary of State. |
|
Stop notices |
183. |
Stop
notices. |
184. |
Stop
notices: supplementary provisions. |
185. |
Service
of stop notices by Secretary of State. |
186. |
Compensation
for loss due to stop notice. |
187. |
Penalties
for contravention of stop notice. |
|
Registers |
188. |
Register
of enforcement and stop notices. |
|
Enforcement of orders for
discontinuance of use, etc. |
189. |
Penalties
for contravention of orders under s. 102 and Schedule 9. |
190. |
Enforcement
of orders under s. 102 and Schedule 9. |
|
Established use certificates |
191. |
Meaning
of "established use". |
192. |
Applications
for established use certificates. |
193. |
Supplementary
provisions as to applications. |
194. |
Determination
of applications. |
195. |
Appeals
against refusal or failure to give decision on
application. |
196. |
Further
provisions as to references and appeals to the Secretary
of State. |
|
Part VIII |
Special Controls |
Chapter I |
Trees |
General duty of planning authorities as
respects trees |
197. |
Planning
permission to include appropriate provision for
preservation and planting of trees. |
|
Tree preservation orders |
198. |
Power
to make tree preservation orders. |
199. |
Form
of and procedure applicable to orders. |
200. |
Orders
affecting land where Forestry Commissioners interested. |
201. |
Provisional
tree preservation orders. |
202. |
Power
for Secretary of State to make tree preservation orders. |
|
Compensation for loss or damage caused
by orders, etc. |
203. |
Compensation
in respect of tree preservation orders. |
204. |
Compensation
in respect of requirement as to replanting of trees. |
205. |
Determination
of compensation claims. |
|
Consequences of tree removal, etc. |
206. |
Replacement
of trees. |
207. |
Enforcement
of duties as to replacement of trees. |
208. |
Appeals
against s. 207 notices. |
209. |
Execution
and cost of works required by s. 207 notice. |
210. |
Penalties
for non-compliance with tree preservation order. |
|
Trees in conservation areas |
211. |
Preservation
of trees in conservation areas. |
212. |
Power
to disapply s. 211. |
213. |
Enforcement
of controls as respects trees in conservation areas. |
214. |
Registers
of s. 211 notices. |
|
Chapter II |
Land Adversely Affecting Amenity of
Neighbourhood |
215. |
Power
to require proper maintenance of land. |
216. |
Penalty
for non-compliance with s. 215 notice. |
217. |
Appeal
to magistrates' court against s. 215 notice. |
218. |
Further
appeal to the Crown Court. |
219. |
Execution
and cost of works required by s. 215 notice. |
|
Chapter III |
Advertisements |
Advertisement regulations |
220. |
Regulations
controlling display of advertisements. |
221. |
Power
to make different advertisement regulations for
different areas. |
222. |
Planning
permission not needed for advertisements complying with
regulations. |
|
Repayment of expense of removing
prohibited advertisements |
223. |
Repayment
of expense of removing prohibited advertisements. |
|
Enforcement of control over
advertisements |
224. |
Enforcement
of control as to advertisements. |
225. |
Power
to remove or obliterate placards and posters. |
|
Part IX |
Acquisition and Appropriation of Land for
Planning Purposes, etc. |
Acquisition for planning and public
purposes |
226. |
Compulsory
acquisition of land for development and other planning
purposes. |
227. |
Acquisition
of land by agreement. |
228. |
Compulsory
acquisition of land by the Secretary of State for the
Environment. |
229. |
Appropriation
of land forming part of common, etc. |
230. |
Acquisition
of land for purposes of exchange. |
231. |
Power
of Secretary of State to require acquisition or
development of land. |
|
Appropriation, disposal and development
of land held for planning purposes, etc. |
232. |
Appropriation
of land held for planning purposes. |
233. |
Disposal
by local authorities of land held for planning purposes. |
234. |
Disposal
by Secretary of State of land acquired under s. 228. |
235. |
Development
of land held for planning purposes. |
|
Extinguishment of certain rights
affecting acquired or appropriated land |
236. |
Extinguishment
of rights over land compulsorily acquired. |
237. |
Power
to override easements and other rights. |
238. |
Use
and development of consecrated land. |
239. |
Use
and development of burial grounds. |
240. |
Provisions
supplemental to ss. 238 and 239. |
241. |
Use
and development of open spaces. |
242. |
Overriding
of rights of possession. |
|
Constitution of joint body to hold land
for planning purposes |
243. |
Constitution
of joint body to hold land for planning purposes. |
|
General and supplementary provisions |
244. |
Powers
of joint planning boards under Part IX. |
245. |
Modification
of incorporated enactments for purposes of Part IX. |
246. |
Interpretation
of Part IX. |
|
Part X |
Highways |
Orders made by Secretary of State |
247. |
Highways
affected by development: orders by Secretary of State. |
248. |
Highways
crossing or entering route of proposed new highway, etc. |
249. |
Order
extinguishing right to use vehicles on highway. |
250. |
Compensation
for orders under s. 249. |
251. |
Extinguishment
of public rights of way over land held for planning
purposes. |
252. |
Procedure
for making of orders. |
253. |
Procedure
in anticipation of planning permission. |
254. |
Compulsory
acquisition of land in connection with highways. |
255. |
Concurrent
proceedings in connection with highways. |
256. |
Telecommunication
apparatus: orders by Secretary of State. |
|
Orders by other authorities |
257. |
Footpaths
and bridleways affected by development: orders by other
authorities. |
258. |
Extinguishment
of public rights of way over land held for planning
purposes. |
259. |
Confirmation
of orders made by other authorities. |
260. |
Telecommunication
apparatus: orders by or on application of other
authorities. |
|
Temporary highway orders: mineral
workings |
261. |
Temporary
stopping up of highways for mineral workings. |
|
Part XI |
Statutory Undertakers |
Preliminary |
262. |
Meaning
of "statutory undertakers". |
263. |
Meaning
of "operational land". |
264. |
Cases
in which land is to be treated as not being operational
land. |
265. |
Meaning
of "the appropriate Minister". |
|
Application of Part III to statutory
undertakers |
266. |
Applications
for planning permission by statutory undertakers. |
267. |
Conditional
grants of planning permission. |
268. |
Development
requiring authorisation of government department. |
269. |
Revocation
or modification of permission to develop operational
land. |
270. |
Order
requiring discontinuance of use etc. of operational
land. |
|
Extinguishment of rights of statutory
undertakers, etc. |
271. |
Extinguishment
of rights of statutory undertakers: preliminary notices. |
272. |
Extinguishment
of rights of telecommunications code system operators:
preliminary notices. |
273. |
Notice
for same purposes as ss. 271 and 272 but given by
undertakers to developing authority. |
274. |
Orders
under ss. 271 and 272. |
|
Extension or modification of statutory
undertakers' functions |
275. |
Extension
or modification of functions of statutory undertakers. |
276. |
Procedure
in relation to orders under s. 275. |
277. |
Relief
of statutory undertakers from obligations rendered
impracticable. |
278. |
Objections
to orders under ss. 275 and 277. |
|
Compensation |
279. |
Right
to compensation in respect of certain decisions and
orders. |
280. |
Measure
of compensation to statutory undertakers, etc. |
281. |
Exclusion
of s. 280 at option of statutory undertakers. |
282. |
Procedure
for assessing compensation. |
|
Advertisements |
283. |
Display
of advertisements on operational land. |
|
Part XII |
Validity |
284. |
Validity
of development plans and certain orders, decisions and
directions. |
285. |
Validity
of enforcement notices and similar notices. |
286. |
Challenges
to validity on ground of authority's powers. |
287. |
Proceedings
for questioning validity of development plans and
certain schemes and orders. |
288. |
Proceedings
for questioning the validity of other orders, decisions
and directions. |
289. |
Appeals
to High Court relating to enforcement notices and
notices under s. 207. |
290. |
Appeals
to High Court against decisions under s. 64. |
291. |
Special
provisions as to decisions relating to statutory
undertakers. |
292. |
Special
provisions as to orders subject to special parliamentary
procedure. |
|
Part XIII |
Application of Act to Crown Land |
Preliminary |
293. |
Preliminary
definitions. |
|
Application of Act as respects Crown
land |
294. |
Control
of development on Crown land: special enforcement
notices. |
295. |
Supplementary
provisions as to special enforcement notices. |
296. |
Exercise
of powers in relation to Crown land. |
297. |
Agreements
relating to Crown land. |
298. |
Supplementary
provisions as to Crown and Duchy interests. |
|
Provisions relating to anticipated
disposal of Crown land |
299. |
Application
for planning permission etc. in anticipation of disposal
of Crown land. |
300. |
Tree
preservation orders in anticipation of disposal of Crown
land. |
301. |
Requirement
of planning permission for continuance of use instituted
by the Crown. |
|
Enforcement in respect of war-time
breaches of planning control by the Crown |
302. |
Enforcement
in respect of war-time breaches of planning control by
the Crown. |
|
Part XIV |
Financial Provisions |
303. |
Fees
for planning applications, etc. |
304. |
Grants
for research and education. |
305. |
Contributions
by Ministers towards compensation paid by local
authorities. |
306. |
Contributions
by local authorities and statutory undertakers. |
307. |
Assistance
for acquisition of property where objection made to
blight notice in certain cases. |
308. |
Recovery
from acquiring authorities of sums paid by way of
compensation. |
309. |
Recovery
from acquiring authorities of sums paid in respect of
war-damaged land. |
310. |
Sums
recoverable from acquiring authorities reckonable for
purposes of grant. |
311. |
Expenses
of government departments. |
312. |
Payments
under s.59 of 1947 Act and Parts I and V of 1954 Act. |
313. |
General
provision as to receipts of Secretary of State. |
314. |
Expenses
of county councils. |
|
Part XV |
Miscellaneous and General Provisions |
Application of Act in special cases |
315. |
Power
to modify Act in relation to minerals. |
316. |
Application
of certain provisions to local planning authorities. |
317. |
The
British Coal Corporation. |
318. |
Ecclesiastical
property. |
319. |
Application
of Act to Isles of Scilly. |
|
Local inquiries and other hearings |
320. |
Local
inquiries. |
321. |
Planning
inquiries to be held in public subject to certain
exceptions. |
322. |
Orders
as to costs of parties where no local inquiry held. |
323. |
Procedure
on certain appeals and applications. |
|
Rights of entry |
324. |
Rights
of entry. |
325. |
Supplementary
provisions as to rights of entry. |
|
Miscellaneous and general provisions |
326. |
Assumptions
as to planning permission in determining value of
interests in land. |
327. |
Recovery
on subsequent development of payments in respect of
war-damaged land. |
328. |
Settled
land and land of universities and colleges. |
329. |
Service
of notices. |
330. |
Power
to require information as to interests in land. |
331. |
Offences
by corporations. |
332. |
Combined
applications. |
333. |
Regulations
and orders. |
334. |
Licensing
planning areas. |
335. |
Act
not excluded by special enactments. |
336. |
Interpretation. |
337. |
Short
title, commencement and extent. |