The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure and Section 62A Applications) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021

Amendment of article 2 (interpretation)

21.—(1) Article 2 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2) After the definition of “county planning authority” insert—

““criminal justice accommodation” means—

(a)

a prison within the meaning of the Prison Act 1952; or

(b)

a place for the detention of young persons within the meaning of section 43 of that Act;”.

(3) After the definition of “erection” insert—

““health service hospital” means a hospital vested in—

(a)

an NHS body within the meaning of paragraph 7(4) of Schedule 3 to the Care Act 2014; or

(b)

the Secretary of State for the purpose of his functions under the National Health Services Act 2006;

“hospital” means—

(a) an institution for the reception and treatment of persons suffering from illness;

(b) a maternity home; or

(c) an institution for the reception and treatment of persons during convalescence or persons requiring medical rehabilitation,

and includes clinics, dispensaries and out-patient departments maintained in connection with any such home or institution;

“illness” includes mental disorder within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1983 and any injury or disability requiring medical or dental treatment or nursing;”.

(4) After the definition of “public holiday” insert—

““public service infrastructure development” means major development, which is not EIA development, where the main purpose of the development is—

(a)

the provision of—

(i)

a health service hospital;

(ii)

a school or institution within the further education sector; or

(iii)

an institution within the higher education sector within the meaning of section 91(5) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992; or

(iv)

criminal justice accommodation; or

(b)

works for the extension or alteration of—

(i)

a health service hospital;

(ii)

a school or institution within the further education sector; or

(iii)

an institution within the higher education sector within the meaning of section 91(5) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992; or

(iv)

criminal justice accommodation; ”.

(5) After the definition of “scale” insert—

““school or institution within the further education sector” means a school or institution within the further education sector which is—

(a)

an Academy within the meaning of the Academies Act 2010;

(b)

a school maintained by a local authority as defined in section 142(1) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;

(c)

a school which is specially organised to make special educational provision for pupils with special educational needs and is approved by the Secretary of State under section 342 of the Education Act 1996;

(d)

an independent education institution approved under section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014; or

(e)

an institution within the further education sector within the meaning of section 91(3) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;”.