Planning and Compensation Act 1991

Development plans and simplified planning zonesE+W

26 Status of development plans.E+W

At the end of Part II of the principal Act there is inserted—

Chapter IIIE+W General
54A Status of development plans.

Where, in making any determination under the planning Acts, regard is to be had to the development plan, the determination shall be made in accordance with the plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise.

Commencement Information

I1S. 26 wholly in force at 25.09.1991 see s. 84(2)(3) and S.I. 1991/2067, art. 3.

27 Streamlining of development plan system.E+W

Schedule 4 to this Act (which provides for streamlining the development plan system) shall have effect.

Commencement Information

I2S. 27 partly in force: s. 27 in force for certain purposes at 25.11.1991 see s. 84(2)(3) and S.I. 1991/2728, art. 2.

S. 27 in force at 10.2.1992 so far as not already in force, see s. 84(2)(3) and S.I. 1991/2905, art. 4

28 Simplified planning zones.E+W

Schedule 5 to this Act which—

(a)modifies the procedure for making simplified planning zones, and

(b)makes minor and consequential amendments of Schedule 7 to the principal Act,

shall have effect.

Commencement Information

I3S. 28 wholly in force; s. 28 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 84(2); s. 28 in force for certain purposes at 25.11.1991 by S.I. 1991/2728, art. 2 and in force at 9.11.1992 so far as not already in force by S.I. 1992/2413, art. 2 (subject to art. 3 of that S.I.).