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- s. 75-75C substituted for s. 75 by 2006 asp 17 s. 23
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- Act applied by 2006 asp 13 s. 37(1)
- Act applied by 2006 asp 7 s. 74(1)
- Act applied by S.S.I. 2006/269 art. 3(9)
- Act applied by S.S.I. 2007/268 art. 14(5)
- Act applied by S.S.I. 2008/188 art. 53(3)
- Act applied by S.S.I. 2008/189 art. 53(3)
- Act applied by S.S.I. 2008/190 art. 53(3)
- Act applied in part by 2011 asp 2 s. 62(3)
- Act construed as one with SI 1994/2716 reg. 54-67 by virtue of SI 1994/2716 reg. 68(b) (as substituted) by S.I. 2009/2438 art. 6(2)
- Act continued by S.S.I. 2010/60 reg. 10(3)
- Act modified by S.S.I. 2011/347 art. 15(a)
- Blanket amendment text amended by S.I. 2011/1043 art. 3 4
- Blanket amendment text amended by S.I. 2011/1043 art. 3 6
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- Pt. 1A inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 1
- Pt. 11A inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 29
- Pt. 12A inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 30
- s. 3A(3) modified by S.S.I. 2011/228 Sch. 4 para. 9
- s. 3F inserted by 2009 asp 12 s. 72
- s. 3F power to repeal conferred by 2009 asp 12 s. 73(2)
- s. 26A inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 5
- s. 26AA applied by S.S.I. 2007/268 art. 14(2)
- s. 26AA inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 4(1)
- s. 26AB inserted by 2010 asp 5 s. 63(3)
- s. 27A-27C inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 6(1)
- s. 27A-27C savings for effects of 2006 asp 17 s. 6(1) by S.S.I. 2009/222 art. 2
- s. 31A applied by S.S.I. 2007/268 art. 14(2)
- s. 31A inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 4(2)
- s. 32A 32B inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 8
- s. 32A(3) savings for effects of 2006 asp 17 s. 8 by S.S.I. 2009/222 art. 3
- s. 33A inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 9(1)
- s. 35A-35C inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 11
- s. 35A(1) savings for effects of 2006 asp 17 s. 11 by S.S.I. 2009/101 art. 2
- s. 35B savings for effects of 2006 asp 17 s. 11 by S.S.I. 2009/101 art. 2
- s. 36A inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 13
- s. 36A savings for effects of 2006 asp 17 s. 13 by S.S.I. 2009/222 art. 5
- s. 38A inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 14(1)
- s. 43A 43B inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 17
- s. 43A(8)(a)(b) savings for effects of 2006 asp 17 s. 17 by S.S.I. 2009/222 art. 7(2)
- s. 43A(8)(c) savings for effects of 2006 asp 17 s. 17 by S.S.I. 2009/222 art. 7(1)(b)
- s. 47A inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 19(2)
- s. 47A savings for effects of 2006 asp 17 s. 19(2) by S.S.I. 2009/222 art. 9(1)(b)
- s. 75A applied by SSI 2010/431 art. 3(1) (as substituted) by S.S.I. 2011/348 art. 2(2)
- s. 75B applied by SSI 2010/431 art. 3(1) (as substituted) by S.S.I. 2011/348 art. 2(2)
- s. 75C excluded by SSI 2010/431 art. 3(2) (as substituted) by S.S.I. 2011/348 art. 2(2)
- s. 75C savings for effects of 2006 asp 17 s. 23(1) by S.S.I. 2010/431 art. 3
- s. 75D-75G inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 24
- s. 88A inserted by 2004 c. 5 Sch. 5 para. 1
- s. 116A inserted by 2008 c. 29 s. 176(6)
- s. 136A inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 25(1)
- s. 144A-144D inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 26(1)
- s. 145A inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 25(2)
- s. 158A inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 27
- s. 161A inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 28(4)
- s. 241A inserted by 2004 c. 5 s. 90(1)
- s. 242A inserted by 2004 c. 5 s. 92(1)
- s. 242A(11) savings for effects of 2006 asp 17 s. 54(13) by S.S.I. 2009/222 art. 13
- s. 242A(11) text amended by 2006 asp 17 s. 54(13)
- s. 245A inserted by 2004 c. 5 s. 94(2)
- s. 245B inserted by 2004 c. 5 s. 94(3)
- s. 247A inserted by 2004 c. 5 Sch. 5 para. 10(1)
- s. 253A inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 32
- s. 263A inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 50
- s. 265A inserted by 2004 c. 5 s. 91(1)
- s. 270A inserted by 2004 c. 5 Sch. 5 para. 14
- s. 270B inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 51
- s. 271A inserted by 2004 c. 5 Sch. 5 para. 17
- s. 272A inserted by 2004 c. 5 Sch. 5 para. 18
- s. 275A inserted by 2006 asp 17 s. 52(1)
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- S.I. 2003/1900 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 21)
- S.I. 2003/3142 art. 2-4 commences (2002 c. 11 and 2003 c. 21)
- S.I. 2004/2097 art. 2 commences (2004 c. 5)
- S.I. 2006/1281 art. 2-4 commences (2004 c. 5)
- S.I. 2007/2709 art. 2-6 commences (2007 c. 15)
- S.I. 2009/400 art. 2-5 commences (2008 c. 29)
- S.I. 2010/101 art. 2-5 commences (2008 c. 29)
- S.I. 2011/2329 art. 2 3 commences (2011 c. 5)
- S.S.I. 2003/134 art. 2 commences (2003 asp 1)
- S.S.I. 2003/456 art. 2 commences (2000 asp 5)
- S.S.I. 2003/548 art. 2 commences (2003 asp 11)
- S.S.I. 2004/404 art. 2-4 commences (2003 asp 8)
- S.S.I. 2004/495 art. 2 commences (2004 asp 6)
- S.S.I. 2005/17 art. 2 commences (2003 asp 2)
- S.S.I. 2006/101 art. 2 commences ()
- S.S.I. 2006/243 art. 3 commences (2004 c. 5)
- S.S.I. 2006/268 art. 3 commences (2004 c. 5)
- S.S.I. 2007/49 art. 2 Sch. commences (2007 asp 17)
- S.S.I. 2007/50 art. 2 commences (2003 asp 3)
- S.S.I. 2007/130 art. 2 Sch. commences (2006 asp 17)
- S.S.I. 2007/516 art. 2 commences (2007 asp 8)
- S.S.I. 2008/164 art. 2 Sch. commences (2006 asp 17)
- S.S.I. 2008/191 art. 3 amendment to earlier commencing SSI 2008/164
- S.S.I. 2008/245 art. 2 commences (2008 asp 4)
- S.S.I. 2008/411 art. 2 commences (2006 asp 17)
- S.S.I. 2009/100 art. 2 Sch. commences (2006 asp 17)
- S.S.I. 2009/170 art. 2 Sch. commences (2006 asp 17)
- S.S.I. 2009/179 art. 2 commences (2006 asp 17)
- S.S.I. 2009/219 art. 2 Sch. commences (2006 asp 17)
- S.S.I. 2009/341 art. 2 commences (2009 asp 12)
- S.S.I. 2010/400 art. 2 3 Sch. commences (2006 asp 17)
- S.S.I. 2010/401 art. 2-4 commences (2009 asp 6)
- S.S.I. 2010/430 art. 2 commences (2006 asp 17)
- S.S.I. 2011/38 art. 2 Sch. commences (2011 asp 2)
- S.S.I. 2011/58 art. 2 3 commences (2010 asp 5)
- S.S.I. 2011/382 art. 2 commences ()
4 Survey of planning districts.S
(1)It shall be the duty of the planning authority to keep under review the matters which may be expected to affect the development of their district or the planning of its development.
(2)A planning authority may, if they think fit, institute a survey, examining the matters referred to in subsection (1), of the whole or any part of their district, and references in subsection (3) to the district of a planning authority shall be construed as including any part of that district which is the subject of a survey under this subsection.
(3)Without prejudice to the generality of subsections (1) and (2), the matters to be kept under review and examined under those subsections shall include—
(a)the principal physical and economic characteristics of the district of the authority (including the principal purposes for which land is used) and, so far as they may be expected to affect that district, of any neighbouring districts;
(b)the size, composition and distribution of the population of that district (whether resident or otherwise);
(c)without prejudice to paragraph (a), the communications, transport system and traffic of that district and, so far as they may be expected to affect that district, of any neighbouring districts;
(d)any considerations not mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) which may be expected to affect any matters so mentioned;
(e)such other matters as may be prescribed;
(f)any changes already projected in any of the matters mentioned in any of the previous paragraphs and the effect which those changes are likely to have on the development of that district or the planning of such development.
(4)A planning authority shall, for the purpose of discharging their functions under this section of keeping under review and examining any matters relating to the district of another planning authority, consult that other authority about those matters.
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