http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/8/section/270Town and Country Planning Act 1990An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to town and country planning (excluding special controls in respect of buildings and areas of special architectural or historic interest and in respect of hazardous substances) with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.1990-05-24texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-08-10Expert Participation2026-08-10Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 58B(1)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 12Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 70(3)(ca)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 31(c)(i)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 70A(5A)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 33(d)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 73B(1)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 40(a)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 73B(12)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 40(b)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 75ZA(1)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 43Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 91(2)(a)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 53(b)(i)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 91(2)(b) and wordPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 53(b)(ii)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 92(6)(a)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 54(f)(i)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 92(6)(b) and wordPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 54(f)(ii)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 93(5)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 56(b)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 97(2)(a)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 63(b)(i)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 97(2)(b) and wordPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 63(b)(ii)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 102(1A)(a)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 69(a)(i)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 102(1A)(b) and wordPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 69(a)(ii)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 106A(9A)(a)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 71(a)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 106A(9A)(b)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 71(a)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 141(6)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 79Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 172(1)(b)(i)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 95(a)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 172(1)(b)(ii) and wordPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 95(b)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 177(2)(a)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 101(a)(i)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 177(2)(b) and wordPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 101(a)(ii)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 247(7)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 136(b)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 275(6)(7)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 147(d)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 303ZB(1)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 160Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 324(1BA)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 181(b)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990Sch. 9 para. 1(1A)(a)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 193(a)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990Sch. 9 para. 1(1A)(b) and wordPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 193(b)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990Sch. 9A para. 1(1)(a)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 194Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990Sch. 14 para. 1(11)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 196(2)(b)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990Sch. 14 para. 3(8)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 1 para. 196(3)Sch. 5 para. 1-913s. 5(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 2A(3)(a)(i)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 14 para. 1(2)(f)(i)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 2A(3)(a)(ii)(iii)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 14 para. 1(2)(f)(ii)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 2A(5A)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 14 para. 1(2)(h)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 2F(1A)(1B)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 14 para. 1(7)(b)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 2F(2A)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 14 para. 1(7)(d)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 2F(4A)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 14 para. 1(7)(f)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 61DA(1A)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 15 para. 1(2)(b)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 61DA(2)(a)-(c)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 15 para. 1(2)(c)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 61DB(9)(a)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 15 para. 1(3)(d)(i)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 61DB(9)(b) and wordEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 15 para. 1(3)(d)(ii)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 74(1B)(aa)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 15 para. 1(7)(a)(i)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 74(1D)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 15 para. 1(7)(d)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 74(3)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 15 para. 1(7)(e)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 58B(4)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 16 para. 3s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 108(1A)(a)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 16 para. 8(a)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 108(1A)(b)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 16 para. 8(b)(i)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 108(1A)(b)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 16 para. 8(b)(ii)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 322B(6A)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 16 para. 11(f)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 324(1B)(a)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 16 para. 12(a)(ii)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 324(1B)(a)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 16 para. 12(a)(iii)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 324(1B)(b)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 16 para. 12(a)(iv)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 324(1BZA)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 16 para. 12(b)s. 102s. 108(6)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 70(3)(ca)Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023Deddf yr Amgylchedd Hanesyddol (Cymru) 2023Sch. 13 para. 194Sch. 14 para. 1-3s. 212(2)art. 3(d)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 58B and cross-headingLevelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023s. 102(1)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990Sch. 4B para. 8(2)(ca)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023s. 102(2)(a)(ii)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990Sch. 4B para. 8(4A)(4B)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023s. 102(2)(b)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 73BLevelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023s. 110(2)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 70A(10)(11)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023s. 110(4)(b)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 70B(5A)(5B)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023s. 110(5)(b)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 106A(9A)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023s. 125s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 106ZB(2)(a)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023s. 130(3)(b)s. 247s. 255(3)(a)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 303ZBLevelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023s. 134s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 70(2)(azb)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 6 para. 3(a)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 70A(5A)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 6 para. 4(a)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 74(1C)(aa)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 6 para. 5(b)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 102(1A)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 6 para. 9(b)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990Sch. 4B para. 5(5)(za)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 6 para. 12(a)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990Sch. 4B para. 8(2)(da)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 6 para. 12(b)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990Sch. 9 para. 1(1A)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 6 para. 13(b)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 303A(1A)(za)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 8 para. 7(2)(a)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 94(1)(e) and wordLevelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 9 para. 1(15)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 108(3B)(ba)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 9 para. 1(16)(d)(i)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 108(3B)(bb)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 9 para. 1(16)(d)(ii)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 108(3DB)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 9 para. 1(16)(e)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 324(1A)(a)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 9 para. 1(20)(a)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 324(1A)(b) and wordLevelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 9 para. 1(20)(b)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 333(3ZZA)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 9 para. 1(21)(a)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 333(3ZZAA)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 9 para. 1(21)(b)s. 247s. 255(3)(b)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 108(1A)(1B)Infrastructure Act 2015Sch. 4 para. 15(4)s. 57(5)(d)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 108(3B)(ba)Infrastructure Act 2015Sch. 4 para. 15(6)s. 57(5)(d)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 108(3DA)Infrastructure Act 2015Sch. 4 para. 15(7)s. 57(5)(d)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 303(10A)Infrastructure Act 2015Sch. 4 para. 19(3)s. 57(5)(d)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 303(12)Infrastructure Act 2015Sch. 4 para. 19(4)s. 57(5)(d)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 75ZA and cross-headingHousing and Planning Act 2016s. 155s. 216(3)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 106ZAHousing and Planning Act 2016s. 158(1)s. 216(3)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 106ZBHousing and Planning Act 2016s. 159(1)s. 216(3)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 333(3ZB)Housing and Planning Act 2016s. 159(2)s. 216(3)Town and Country Planning Act 1990Sch. 9AHousing and Planning Act 2016Sch. 13s. 216(3)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 83(1A)-(1C)Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004s. 45(2)s. 111s. 121(1)-(3)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 83(2)-(2B)Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004s. 45(3)s. 111s. 121(1)-(3)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 83(4)Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004s. 45(4)s. 111s. 121(1)-(3)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 85(1A)Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004s. 45(6)s. 111s. 121(1)-(3)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 108(3A)Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004Sch. 6 para. 6s. 111s. 121(1)-(3)Town and Country Planning Act 1990Sch. 7 para. 12(1)-(1C)Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004s. 45(9)s. 111s. 121(1)-(3)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 303A(1A)(zza)Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 1(2)s. 116s. 118(2)(g)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 303A(1BA)Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 1(3)s. 116s. 118(2)(g)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 303A(9C)Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 1(8)s. 116s. 118(2)(g)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 303A(13)Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 1(9)s. 116s. 118(2)(g)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 74A(2A)(b) and wordPlanning and Infrastructure Act 2025Sch. 5 para. 42(b)s. 116s. 118(3)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 100ZA(6)(a) and wordPlanning and Infrastructure Act 2025Sch. 5 para. 43s. 116s. 118(3)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 70(3A)Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017Sch. 3 para. 2s. 46(1)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 93(5)(6)Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017Sch. 3 para. 6s. 46(1)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 141(6)Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017Sch. 3 para. 7s. 46(1)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 169(1)(a)Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017s. 26(5)(a)s. 31s. 46(1)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 169(1)(b)Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017s. 26(5)(b)s. 31s. 46(1)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 170(8BA)Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017s. 26(6)s. 31s. 46(1)Town and Country Planning Act 1990Sch. 4B para. 11(3)-(5)Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017s. 7s. 46(1)Town and Country Planning Act 1990Sch. 13 para. 24ANeighbourhood Planning Act 2017s. 26(7)s. 31s. 46(1)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 83(1A)-(1C)Localism Act 2011Sch. 8 para. 14(4)(5)Sch. 25 Pt. 16s. 240(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 83(2)-(2B)Localism Act 2011Sch. 8 para. 14(4)(5)Sch. 25 Pt. 16s. 240(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990Sch. 7 para. 12(1)-(1C)Localism Act 2011Sch. 8 para. 14(7)s. 240(2)Town and Country Planning Act 1990s. 208(5A)Planning Act 2008Sch. 10 para. 9(2)s. 226s. 241(8) Part XI Statutory Undertakers Application of Part III to statutory undertakers

270 Order requiring discontinuance of use etc. of operational land.

The provisions of Part III with respect to the making of orders—

(a)

requiring the discontinuance of any use of land;

(b)

imposing conditions on the continuance of it; or

(c)

requiring buildings or works on land to be altered or removed,

and the provisions of Schedule 9 with respect to the making of orders under that Schedule shall have effect in relation to operational land of statutory undertakers as if for any reference in them to the Secretary of State there were substituted a reference to the Secretary of State and the appropriate Minister.