The Town and Country Planning (Development Plan) Regulations 1991

SCHEDULE PRESCRIBED FORMS

Regulation 11

FORM 1: NOTICE OF DEPOSIT OF PROPOSALS FOR A STATUTORY PLAN OR FOR THE ALTERATION OR REPLACEMENT OF A STATUTORY PLAN.

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Notice of Deposit of Proposals for [the [Alteration] [Replacement] of] a [Unitary Development Plan] [Structure Plan] [Local Plan] [Minerals Local Plan] [Waste Local Plan] (Title of plan)

(1) have prepared proposals for [the [alteration] [replacement] of] the above plan.

Copies of the proposals are available for public inspection at (2) free of charge on (3).

Objections to, and representations in respect of, the proposals should be sent in writing to (4) before (5). Objections and representations should specify the matters to which they relate and the grounds on which they are made, and may be accompanied by a request to be notified at a specified address of the withdrawal, adoption, approval or rejection of the proposals.

Only objectors whose objections are made in writingand sent to the address specified above within the six week period ending on (5) will have a right to have their objections considered at a local inquiry.

Notice of Intention to Adopt Proposals

If no objections are received during the period given for making objections intend to adopt the proposals on the expiry of that period.

Notes

1.  Omit any expression within square brackets which is inappropriate.

2.  Insert:

(1) the name of the local planning authority;

(2) the address of the local planning authority’s principal officeand of any other places at which the documents are available for inspection;

(3) the days on which, and hours between which, the documents are available for inspection;

(4) the name or title of the officer to whom objections and representations should be sent and the address to which they are to be sent;

(5) the date which provides a period of six weeks beginning with the date on which the notice is first published in a local newspaper for the making of objections and representations.

Regulation 13

FORM 2: NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSALS FOR A STATUTORY PLAN OR FOR THE ALTERATION OR REPLACEMENT OF A STATUTORY PLAN.

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Notice of Withdrawal of Proposals for [the [Alteration] [Replacement] of] a [Unitary Development Plan] [Structure Plan] [Local Plan] [Minerals Local plan] [Waste Local Plan] (Title of plan)

Copies of these proposals made available for inspection by (1) have been withdrawn because (2)

Notes

1.  Omit any expression within square brackets which is inappropriate.

2.  Insert:

(1) the name of the local planning authority;

(2) the reasons why the proposals have been withdrawn.

Regulations 16 and 17

FORM 3: NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ADOPT PROPOSALS FOR A STATUTORY PLAN OR FOR THE ALTERATION OR REPLACEMENT OF A STATUTORY PLAN WITHOUT PROPOSING MODIFICATIONS OR FURTHER MODIFICATIONS.

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Notice of Intention to Adopt Proposals for [the [Alteration] [Replacement] of] a [Unitary Development Plan] [Structure Plan] [Local Plan] [Minerals Local Plan] [Waste Local Plan] (Title of plan)

(1) propose to adopt these plan proposals without proposing any [further] modifications. Copies of the plan proposals [, the report of the person who held the [local inquiry] [hearing] [examination in public] and the authority’s statement of reasons and decisions in the light of the report] [and the authority’s statement of reasons and decisions as respects objections to the plan proposals] are available for inspection at (2) on (3).

[The authority do not intend to accept the recommendations in the report that the proposals should be modified. A list of the recommendations which the authority do not intend to accept is available for inspection with the above documents. Objections to, and representations in respect of, the intention not to modify the plan proposals in accordance with the recommendations in the report should be sent in writing to (4) before (5). Objections and representations should specify the matters to which they relate and the grounds on which they are made, and may be accompanied by a request to be notified at a specified address of the withdrawal, adoption, approval or rejection of the plan proposals. (1) will adopt the proposals after that date if no objections are received.]

[(1) will adopt the proposals after (6)]

Notes

1.  Omit any expression within square brackets which is inappropriate.

2.  Insert–

(1) the name of the local planning authority;

(2) the address of the local planning authority’s principal office and of any other places at which the documents are available for inspection;

(3) the days on which, and hours between which, the documents are available for inspection;

(4) the name or title of the officer to whom objections and representations should be sent and the address to which they are to be sent;

(5) the date which provides a period of six weeks beginning with the date on which the notice is first published in a local newspaper for the making of objections and representations;

(6) the date which is 28 days after the date on which the notice is first published in a local newspaper.

Regulation 18

FORM 4: NOTICE OF PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO PROPOSALS FOR A STATUTORU PLAN OR FOR THE ALTERATION OR REPLACEMENT OF A STATUTORY PLAN.

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Notice of Proposed Modifications to Proposals for [the [Alteration] [Replacement] of] a [Unitary Development Plan] [Structure Plan] [Local Plan] [Minerals Local Plan] [Waste Local Plan] (Title of plan)

(1) propose to modify these plan proposals.

A list of the proposed modifications (other than modifications which the authority are satisfied will not materially affect the content of the plan proposals) with the authority’s reasons for proposing them are available for inspection at (2) on (3). Copies of the plan proposals [, a direction from the Secretary of State directing the authority to modify the plan proposals,] [, the report of the person who held the [local inquiry] [hearing] [examination in public] and the authority’s statement of reasons and decisions in the light of the report] [and the authority’s statement of reasons and decisions as respects objections to the plan proposals] are similarly available for inspection.

[The authority do not intend to accept all of the recommendations in the report. A list of the recommendations which the authority do not intend to accept is available for inspection with the above documents.]

Objections to, and representations in respect of, the proposed modifications [and to the intention not to modify the plan proposals in accordance with certain of the recommendations in the report] should be sent in writing to (4) before (5). Objections and representations should specify the matters to which they relate and the grounds on which they are made, and may be accompanied by a request to be notified at a specified address of the withdrawal, adoption, approval or rejection of the plan proposals.

Notice of Intention to Adopt Proposals

If no objections are received during the period given for making objections [and the Secretary of State is satisfied that the modifications proposed conform with his direction or the direction is withdrawn] (1) intend to adopt the proposals on the expiry of that period.

Notes

1.  Omit any expression within square brackets which is inappropriate.

2.  Insert–

(1) the name of the local planning authority;

(2) the address of the local planning authority’s principal office and of any other places at which the documents are available for inspection;

(3) the days on which, and hours between which, the documents are available for inspection;

(4) the name or title of the officer to whom objections and representations should be sent and the address to which they are to be sent;

(5) the date which provides a period of six weeks beginning with the date on which the notice is first published in a local newspaper for the making of objections and representations.

Regulation 20

FORM 5: NOTICE OF PROPOSED ADOPTION OF PROPOSALS FOR A STATUTORY PLAN OR FOR THE ALTERATION OR REPLACEMENT OF A STATUTORY PLAN.

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Notice of Proposed Modifications to Proposals for [the [Alteration] [Replacement] of] a [Unitary Development Plan] [Structure Plan] [Local Plan] [Minerals Local Plan] [Waste Local Plan]

On (1) (2) adopted these plan proposals [with modifications]. [The Secretary of State [was satisfied that the necessary modifications had been made to comply with] [withdrew] his direction to the authority to modify the proposals].

Copies of the adopted proposals [and of the Secretary of State’s notification [that he was satisfied with the modifications made to comply with] [withdrawing] his direction] are available for inspection at (3) on (4).

The proposals became operative on their adoption, but any person aggrieved by the proposals who desires to question their validity on the ground that they are not within the powers conferred by Part II of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or that any requirement of that Act or of any regulation made under it has not been complied with in relation to the adoption of the proposals, may, within six weeks from (5), make an application to the High Court under section 287 of the 1990 Act.

Notes

1.  Omit any expression within square brackets which is inappropriate.

2.  Insert–

(1) the date on which the proposals were adopted;

(2) the name of the local planning authority;

(3) the address of the local planning authority’s principal office and of any other place at which the documents are available for inspection;

(4) the days on which, and hours between which, the documents are available for inspection;

(5) the date on which this notice is first published.

Regulation 24

FORM 6: NOTICE OF PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PROPOSALS FOR A STATUTORY PLAN OR THE ALTERATION OR REPLACEMENT OF A STATUTORY PLAN SUBMITTED TO HIM FOR HIS APPROVAL.

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Notice of Proposed Modifications to Proposals for [the [Alteration] [Replacement] of] a [Unitary Development Plan] [Structure Plan] [Local Plan] [Minerals Local Plan] [Waste Local Plan] (Title of plan)

The Secretary of State for [the Environment] [Wales] proposes to modify these plan proposals prepared by (1) and submitted to the Secretary of State for his approval.

A copy of the plan proposals and a list of the proposed modifications (other than modifications which the Secretary of State is satisfied will not materially affect the content of the plan proposals) are available for inspection at (2) on (3).

Objections to, and representations in respect of, the proposed modifications should be sent in writing to (4) before (5) and may be accompanied by a request to be notified at a specified address of the approval or rejection of the plan proposals.

Notes

1.  Omit any expression within square brackets which is inappropriate.

2.  Insert–

(1) the name of the local planning authority;

(2) the address of the local authority’s principal office and of any other places at which the documents are available for inspection;

(3) the days on which, and hours between which, the documents are available for inspection;

(4) the name and address of the appropriate Regional Director of the Department of the Environment or the Welsh Office to whom such objections and representations should be sent;

(5) the date which provides a period of six weeks beginning with the date on which the notice is first published in a local newspaper for the making of objections and representations.

Regulation 24

FORM 7: NOTICE OF APPROVAL OR REJECTION BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF PROPOSALS FOR A STATUTORY PLAN OR THE ALTERATION OR REPLACEMENT OF A STATUTORY PLAN SUBMITTED TO HIM FOR HIS APPROVAL

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Notice of [Approval] [Rejection] by the Secretary of State of Proposals for [the [Alteration] [Replacement] of] a [Unitary Development Plan] [Structure Plan] [Local Plan] [Minerals Local Plan] [Waste Local Plan] (Title of plan)

The Secretary of State for [the Environment] [Wales] [approved] [rejected] these plan proposals prepared by (1) [in part] [and] [with modifications] [and] [with reservations].

Copies of the proposals and of the Secretary of State’s letter notifying his decision are available for inspection at (2) on (3).

[The proposals [became] [become] operative on (4), but any person aggrieved by the proposals who desires to question their validity on the ground that they are not within the powers conferred by Part II of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or that any requirement of that Act or of any regulation made under it has not been complied with in relation to the approval of the proposals, may, within six weeks from (5), make an application to the High Court under section 287 of the 1990 Act.]

Notes

1.  Omit any expression within square brackets which is inappropriate.

2.  Insert–

(1) the name of the local planning authority;

(2) the address of the local planning authority’s principal office and of any other place at which the documents are available for inspection;

(3) the days on which, and hours between which, the documents are available for inspection;

(4) the appropriate date;

(5) the date on which this notice is first published.

Regulation 35

FORM 8: EXISTING POLICY STATEMENT

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Planning and Compensation Act 1991 Statement Identifying Policies in Proposals for [the [Alteration] [Replacement] of] a [Unitary Development Plan] [Local Plan] [Minerals Local Plan] [Waste Local Plan] as Policies Previously Contained in a Local Plan (Title of plan)

The proposals for [the [alteration] [replacement] of] the above plan, made available for inspection by (1) at (2), include policies which were, in the opinion of the authority, previously contained in a local plan for the area (“existing policies”). A list of the policies contained in the proposals which have been identified by the authority as existing policies is set out below.

[Objections may be made to these policies at the same time and in the same manner as objections may be made to the other policies in the proposals.] [The period for objecting to the above proposals set out in the notice of deposit first published locally on (3) is extended and such objections, including objections to policies identified as existing policies, should be sent in writing to (4) before (5).] However, the person holding any local inquiry or other hearing need not allow a person who objects to a policy which has been identified as an existing policy to appear at the local inquiry or other hearing if he is satisfied that the policy so identified is an existing policy and that there has been no significant change in circumstances affecting the existing policy since it first formed part of the local plan.

• (List of policies identified by the authority as existing policies)

Notes

1.  Omit any expression within square brackets which is inappropriate.

2.  Insert–

(1) the name of the local planning authority;

(2) the address of the local planning authority’s principal office and of any other place at which the documents are available for inspection;

(3) the date on which the notice of deposit was first published in a local newspaper;

(4) the name or title of the officer to whom objections should be sent and the address to which they are to be sent;

(5) the date which provides a period of six weeks beginning with the date on which the notice is first published in a local newspaper for the making of objections.