Planning and Compensation Act 1991

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I Town and Country Planning: England and Wales

   1. New enforcement powers

      1. 1. Planning contravention notices

      2. 2. Enforcement of conditions

      3. 3. Injunctions restraining breaches of planning control

   2. Other changes relating to enforcement

      1. 4. Time limits on enforcement action

      2. 5. Enforcement notices

      3. 6. Appeal against enforcement notice

      4. 7. Execution of works required by enforcement notice

      5. 8. Offence where enforcement notice not complied with

      6. 9. Stop notices

      7. 10. Certificate of lawful use or development

      8. 11. Rights of entry for enforcement purposes

   3. Control over development

      1. 12. Planning obligations

      2. 13. Demolition of buildings

      3. 14. Fish farming

      4. 15. Assessment of environmental effects

      5. 16. Notice etc. of applications for planning permission

      6. 17. Power of local planning authority to decline to determine applications

      7. 18. Dismissal of appeals in cases of undue delay

      8. 19. Receipt and determination of applications

   4. Controls over particular matters

      1. 20. Land of interested planning authorities and development by them

      2. 21. Mines and waste

      3. 22. Old mining permissions

      4. 23. Trees

      5. 24. Advertisements

      6. 25. Listed buildings, conservation areas and hazardous substances

   5. Development plans and simplified planning zones

      1. 26. Status of development plans

      2. 27. Streamlining of development plan system

      3. 28. Simplified planning zones

   6. Miscellaneous

      1. 29. Functions of Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission

      2. 30. Orders as to costs where inquiry or hearing does not take place

      3. 31. Planning compensation repeals

      4. 32. Planning: minor and consequential amendments

3. Part III Town and Country Planning - Scotland

   1. New enforcement powers

      1. 33. Planning contravention notices

      2. 34. Enforcement of conditions

      3. 35. Interdicts relating to breaches of planning control

   2. Other changes relating to enforcement

      1. 36. Time limits on enforcement action

      2. 37. Enforcement notices

      3. 38. Appeal against enforcement notice

      4. 39. Execution of works required by enforcement notice

      5. 40. Offence where enforcement notice not complied with

      6. 41. Stop notices

      7. 42. Certificate of lawful use or development

      8. 43. Rights of entry

   3. Control over development

      1. 44. Demolition of buildings

      2. 45. Fish farming

      3. 46. Notice etc. of applications to owners and agricultural tenants

      4. 47. Power of planning authority to decline to determine applications

      5. 48. Assessment of environmental effects

      6. 49. Agreements relating to Crown land

      7. 50. Dismissal of appeals in cases of undue delay

   4. Controls over particular matters

      1. 51. Mines and waste

      2. 52. Old mining permissions

      3. 53. Transitional provision as to compensation regulations

      4. 54. Trees

      5. 55. Control over advertisements

      6. 56. Power to remove or obliterate placards and posters

      7. 57. Listed buildings, conservation areas and hazardous substances

   5. Development plans and simplified planning zones

      1. 58. Status of development plans

      2. 59. Simplified planning zones

   6. Miscellaneous

      1. 60. Repeal of certain compensation provisions of the 1972 Act

      2. 61. Planning: minor and consequential amendments - Scotland

4. Part IIIII Land Compensation, etc: England and Wales

   1. Acquisition of land

      1. 62. Powers to acquire land which will be affected by public works

      2. 63. Advance payments of compensation and interest

      3. 64. Planning assumptions in connection with highway schemes

      4. 65. Certification of appropriate alternative development

      5. 66. Compensation where permission for additional development granted after acquisition

      6. 67. Time limit on validity of notice to treat

   2. Home loss payments

      1. 68. Home loss payments

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

   3. General

      1. 70. Further amendments relating to land compensation

5. Part IVV Land Compensation - Scotland

   1. 71. Home loss payments

   2. 72. Home loss payments: spouses having statutory occupancy rights

   3. 73. Advance payments of compensation and interest

   4. 74. Planning assumptions in connection with acquisition of land by roads authorities

   5. 75. Certification of appropriate alternative development

   6. 76. Powers to acquire land whose enjoyment will be affected by public works

   7. 77. Compensation where permission for additional development granted after acquisition

   8. 78. Time limit on validity of notice to treat

   9. 79. Further amendments relating to land compensation in Scotland

6. Part V Miscellaneous and General

   1. 80. Interest on compensation and payments on account

   2. 81. Abolition of new street byelaws

   3. 82. Home loss payments: Northern Ireland

   4. 83. Consequential amendment of section 91A of Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988

   5. 84. Short title, commencement, etc

7. 1. Schedule 1

      Mines and waste.

   2. Schedule 2

      Registration of old mining permissions.

   3. Schedule 3

      Listed buildings, conservation areas and hazardous substances.

      1. Part I Changes relating to enforcement.

      2. Part II Minor and consequential amendments.

   4. Schedule 4

      Development Plans.

      1. Part I Streamlining of development plan system.

      2. Part II Minor and consequential amendments.

      3. Part III Transitional Provisions.

   5. Schedule 5

      Simplified Planning Zones.

      1. Part I Modification of procedure for making or altering schemes.

      2. Part II Minor and consequential amendments.

   6. Schedule 6

      Planning compensation repeals: minor and consequential amendments.

   7. Schedule 7

      Planning in England and Wales: minor and consequential amendments.

   8. Schedule 8

      Mines and waste—Scotland.

   9. Schedule 9

      Registration of old mining permissions—Scotland.

   10. Schedule 10

       Listed buildings, conservation areas and hazardous substances—Scotland.

   11. Schedule 11

       Simplified Planning Zones—Scotland.

       1. Part I Modification of procedure for making or altering schemes.

       2. Part II Minor and consequential amendments.

   12. Schedule 12

       Planning compensation repeals: minor and consequential amendments—Scotland.

   13. Schedule 13

       Planning in Scotland: minor and consequential amendments.

   14. Schedule 14

       Compensation where permission for additional development granted after acquisition.

   15. Schedule 15

       Amendments relating to land compensation.

       1. Part I Miscellaneous amendments.

       2. Part II Minor and consequential amendments.

   16. Schedule 16

       Compensation where permission for additional development granted after acquisition—Scotland.

   17. Schedule 17

       Amendments relating to land compensation in Scotland.

       1. Part I Miscellaneous amendments.

       2. Part II Minor and consequential amendments.

   18. Schedule 18

       Compensation provisions referred to in section 80.

       1. Part I Provisions that do not provide for interest.

       2. Part II Provisions that provide for interest.

   19. Schedule 19

       Repeals.

       1. Part I Planning: England and Wales.

       2. Part II Planning compensation repeals: England and Wales.

       3. Part III Land compensation: England and Wales.

       4. Part IV Scotland.

       5. Part V New street byelaws.