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Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Introduction

  2. Summary

  3. Background

  4. The Act

  5. Overview

  6. Territorial Application: Wales and Scotland

  7. Commentary on Sections

    1. Part 1: Regional Functions

      1. Section 1: Regional spatial strategy

      2. Section 2: Regional planning bodies

      3. Section 3: RPB: general functions

      4. Section 4: Assistance from certain local authorities

      5. Section 5: RSS revision

      6. Section 6: RSS: community involvement

      7. Sections 7-10: RSS

      8. Section 11 - 12: Regulations and Supplementary

    2. Part 2: Local Development

      1. Section 13: Survey of area

      2. Section 14: Survey of area: county councils

      3. Section 15: Local development scheme

      4. Section 16: Minerals and waste development scheme

      5. Section 17: Local development documents

      6. Section 18: Statement of community involvement

      7. Section 19: Preparation of local development documents

      8. Section 20: Independent examination

      9. Section 21: Intervention by Secretary of State

      10. Sections 22-26: Withdrawal, adoption, conformity with regional strategy, revocation and revision of LDDs

      11. Section 27: Secretary of State’s default powers

      12. Section 28: Joint local development documents

      13. Section 29-31: Joint committees

      14. Section 32: Exclusion of certain representations

      15. Section 33: Urban development corporations

      16. Section 34: Guidance

      17. Section 35: Annual monitoring report

      18. Section 36: Regulations

      19. Section 37: Interpretation

    3. Part 3: Development

      1. Section 38: Development Plan

      2. Section 39: Sustainable development

    4. Part 4: Development Control

      1. Section 40: Local development orders

      2. Section 41: Effect of revision or revocation of development order on incomplete development

      3. Section 42: Applications for planning permission and certain consents

      4. Section 43: Power to decline to determine applications

      5. Section 44: Major infrastructure projects

      6. Section 45: Simplified planning zones

      7. Section 46: Planning contribution

      8. Section 47: Planning contribution: regulations

      9. Section 48: Planning contribution: Wales

      10. Section 49: Development to include certain internal operations

      11. Section 50: Appeal made: functions of local planning authority

      12. Section 51: Duration of permission and consent

      13. Section 52: Temporary Stop Notice

      14. Section 53: Fees and charges

      15. Section 54: Duty to respond to consultation

      16. Section 55: Time in which Secretary of State to take decisions

    5. Part 5: Correction of Errors

      1. Sections 56-59: Correction of errors in decisions

      2. Section 57: Correction notice

      3. Section 58: Effect of correction

    6. Part 6: Wales

      1. Section 60: Wales Spatial Plan

      2. Section 61: Survey

      3. Section 62: Local development plan

      4. Section 63: Preparation requirements

      5. Section 64: Independent examination

      6. Section 65: Intervention by Assembly

      7. Section 66: Withdrawal of local development plan

      8. Section 67: Adoption of local development plan

      9. Section 68: Revocation of local development plan

      10. Section 69: Review of local development plan

      11. Section 70: Revision of local development plan

      12. Section 71: Assembly’s default power

      13. Section 72: Joint local development plans

      14. Section 73: Exclusions of certain representations

      15. Section 76: Annual monitoring report

    7. Part 7: Crown Application of Planning Acts

      1. Section 79: Crown application of planning Acts

      2. Section 80: Special provision relating to national security

      3. Section 81: Special provision relating to national security: Wales

      4. Section 82: Urgent Crown development

      5. Section 83: Urgent works relating to Crown land

      6. Section 84: Enforcement in relation to Crown land

      7. Section 85: Tree preservation orders affecting land where the Forestry Commissioners interested

      8. Section 86: Trees in conservation areas: acts of Crown

      9. Section 87: Old mining permissions

      10. Section 88: Subordinate legislation

      11. Section 89: Crown application: transitional

      12. Section 90: Crown application of Scottish planning Acts

      13. Section 91: Special provision for certain circumstances where disclosure of information as to national security may occur: Scotland

      14. Section 92: Urgent Crown development: Scotland

      15. Section 93: Urgent works relating to Crown land: Scotland

      16. Section 94: Enforcement in relation to Crown land: Scotland

      17. Section 95: Tree preservation orders: Scotland

      18. Section 96: Trees in conservation areas in Scotland: acts of Crown

      19. Section 97: Old mining permissions: Scotland

      20. Section 98: Subordinate legislation: Scotland

    8. Part 8: Compulsory Purchase

      1. Section 99: Compulsory acquisition of land for development etc

      2. Section 100: Procedure for authorisation by authority other than a Minister

      3. Section 101: Procedure for authorisation by a Minister

      4. Section 102: Confirmation by acquiring authority

      5. Section 103: Assessment of compensation: valuation date

      6. Section 104: Compensation: advance payments to mortgagees

      7. Section 105: Power to require information

      8. Sections 106-109: Loss payments

      9. Section 106: Basic loss payment

      10. Section 107: Occupier’s loss payment

      11. Section 108: Loss payments: exclusions

      12. Section 109: Loss payments: supplementary

      13. Section 110: Corresponding amendments of other enactments

    9. Part 9: Miscellaneous and General

      1. Section 113: Validity of strategies, plans and documents

      2. Section 114: Examinations

      3. Section 115: Grants for advice and assistance

      4. Section 117: Interpretation

      5. Section 118: Amendments

      6. Section 119: Transitionals

      7. Section 122: Regulations and orders

  8. Commencement

  9. Hansard References

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