SCHEDULE 2 Development Plans: Transitional Provisions
F1F1Part I The Metropolitan Counties
Publicity in connection with local plan
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F25
Pending proposals by metropolitan county council
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F36
F4 Part IA Wales
F4 Continuation of structure, local and old development plans
F41
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F4Revocation of structure plan
F42
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F4Incorporation of current policy in unitary development plan
F43
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F4Meaning of ”local plan”
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F5F5Part II Greater London
Surveys and local plans
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F65
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F76
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F87
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F98
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F109
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F1110
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F1211
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F1312
Joint plans
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F1514
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F1615
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F1716
Incorporation of current local plan in unitary development plan
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(1)
Sub-paragraph (2) applies where—
(a)
a local plan is in force in the area of a local planning authority;
(b)
a unitary development plan is being prepared;
(c)
the local planning authority who are preparing that plan have published in the prescribed manner a statement in the prescribed form identifying a policy included in the plan as an existing policy; and
(d)
a local inquiry or other hearing is held for the purpose of considering any objection to the plan.
(2)
Where this sub-paragraph applies, the person holding the inquiry or other hearing need not allow an objector to appear if he is satisfied that—
(a)
the objection is to a policy identified in the statement published under sub-paragraph (1)(c);
(b)
the policy so identified is an existing policy; and
(c)
there has been no significant change in circumstances affecting the existing policy since it first formed part of the plan mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a).
(3)
In this paragraph “ existing policy ” means a policy or proposal the substance of which (however expressed) was contained in a local plan in force as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a).
Publicity in connection with local plan
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F1918
F20F20Part III Old Development Plans
Development plans for compensation purposes
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Where there is no local plan in force in a district, then, for any of the purposes of the Land Compensation Act 1961—
(a)
the development plan or current development plan shall as respects that district be taken as being whichever of the following plans gives rise to those assumptions as to the grant of planning permission which are more favourable to the owner of the land acquired, for that purpose, namely the structure plan or, as the case may be, the Greater London Development Plan, so far as applicable to the district, and any alterations to it, together with the Secretary of State’s notice of approval of the plan and alterations, and the old development plan;
(b)
land situated in an area defined in the current development plan as an area of comprehensive development shall be taken to be situated in whichever of the following areas leads to such assumptions as are mentioned in paragraph (a), namely any area wholly or partly within that district selected by the structure plan or, as the case may be, the Greater London Development Plan as an action area and the area so defined in the old development plan.
Discontinuance of old development plan on adoption of local plan
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Subject to paragraph 8, on the adoption or approval of a local plan under section 43 or 45 or paragraph 10 of Part II of this Schedule so much of any old development plan as relates to the area to which the local plan relates shall cease to have effect.
7
The Secretary of State may by order direct that any of the provisions of the old development plan shall continue in force in relation to the area to which the local plan relates.
8
If the Secretary of State makes an order under paragraph 7, the provisions of the old development plan specified in the order shall continue in force to the extent so specified.
9
Subject to paragraph 10, the Secretary of State may by order wholly or partly revoke a development plan continued in force under this Schedule whether in its application to the whole of the area of a local planning authority or in its application to part of that area and make such consequential amendments to the plan as appear to him to be necessary or expedient.
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Before making an order with respect to a development plan under paragraph 7 or 9, the Secretary of State shall consult with the local planning authority for the area to which the plan relates.