Part 2

Local development

Register

Register of land
14A
1
The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring a local planning authority in England to prepare, maintain and publish a register of land within (or partly within) the authority's area which—
a
is of a prescribed description, or
b
satisfies prescribed criteria.
2
The regulations may require the register to be kept in two or more parts.
A reference to the register in the following subsections includes a reference to a prescribed part of the register.
3
The regulations may make provision permitting the local planning authority to enter in the register land within (or partly within) the authority's area which—
a
is of a prescribed description or satisfies prescribed criteria, and
b
is not required by the regulations to be entered in the register.
4
The regulations may—
a
require or authorise a local planning authority to carry out consultation and other procedures in relation to entries in the register;
b
specify descriptions of land that are not to be entered in the register;
c
confer a discretion on a local planning authority, in prescribed circumstances, not to enter in the register land of a prescribed description that the authority would otherwise be required to enter in it;
d
require a local planning authority exercising the discretion referred to in paragraph (c) to explain why they have done so;
e
specify information to be included in the register;
f
make provision about revising the register.
5
The regulations may specify a description of land by reference to a description in national policies and advice.
6
The regulations may confer power on the Secretary of State to require a local planning authority—
a
to prepare or publish the register, or to bring the register up to date, by a specified date;
b
to provide the Secretary of State with specified information, in a specified form and by a specified date, in relation to the register.
In this subsection “
specified
” means specified by the Secretary of State.
7
In exercising their functions under the regulations, a local planning authority must have regard to—
a
the development plan;
b
national policies and advice;
c
any guidance issued by the Secretary of State for the purposes of the regulations.
8
In this section “
national policies and advice
” means national policies and advice contained in guidance issued by the Secretary of State (as it has effect from time to time).
Pt. 2 modified (temp.) (28.11.2008) by Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transitional Arrangements) (No.2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2867), regs. 1(1), 21(1), 23(2) (with reg. 1(2))
S. 14A and cross-heading inserted (12.5.2016) by Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22), ss. 151(1), 216(1)(d)