Annex A – Territorial extent and application in the United Kingdom
- The information provided in this Annex is the view of the UK Government. The Act forms part of the law of England and Wales only, with the exception of:
- Part 1 (Levelling Up Missions) which extends UK-wide.
- Part 3 (Planning) Chapter 1 (Planning Data) which extends UK-wide.
- Part 3 (Planning) Chapters 2-6; an amendment or repeal in these chapters has the same extent as the provision amended or repealed.
- Part 3 (Planning) Chapter 4 (Grant and implementation of planning permission) section 108 (Street votes: modifications of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017) which extends UK-wide.
- Part 3 (Planning) Chapter 6 (Other Provision) section 132 (Pre-consolidation amendment of planning, development and compulsory purchase legislation) which extends UK-wide.
- Part 3 (Planning) Chapter 6 section 133 (Participation in certain proceedings conducted by, or on behalf of, the Secretary of State) extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
- Part 6 (Environmental Outcomes Reports) which extends UK-wide.
- Part 8 (Development corporations): amendments or repeal in this Part have the same extent as the provision amended or repealed.
- Part 11 (Information about interests and dealings in land) which extends UK wide.
- Part 12 (Miscellaneous) section 231 (Review of governance etc of RICS) which extends UK-wide.
- Part 12 section 232 (Marine Licensing) which extends UK-wide.
- Part 12 section 239 (Amendments of Schedule 7B to the Government of Wales Act 2006) which extends UK-wide.
- Part 12 section 242 (Report on enforcement of the Vagrancy Act 1824) which extends UK-wide.
- Part 12 section 244 (road user charging schemes in London) which extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
- Part 13 (General) which extends UK-wide.
- Schedules 13, 14 and 24 extend UK wide.
- The Act applies to England only, except for:
- Part 1 (Levelling Up Missions) which applies UK-wide.
- Part 3 (Planning) Chapter 1 (Planning Data) which applies UK-wide (except sections 87-88).
- Part 3 (Planning) Chapter 4 (Grant and implementation of planning permission), section 107(2)(b) (street votes: community infrastructure levy) which applies to England and Wales.
- Part 3 (Planning) Chapter 6 (Other Provision):
- Sections 126, 127 and 128 (Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects- NSIP related sections) which apply to England and Wales, and Scotland (the NSIP regime only applies to Scotland in the case of the construction of an oil or gas pipe-line, one end of which is in England or Wales and the other end of which is in Scotland).
- Section 130 (Regulations and order under the Planning Acts) which applies to England and Wales.
- Section 132 (Pre-consolidation amendment of planning, development and compulsory purchase legislation) which applies UK-wide.
- Section 133 (Participation in certain proceedings) applies to England and Wales and Scotland.
- Part 6 (Environmental Outcomes Reports) which applies UK-wide.
- Part 9 (Compulsory Purchase) which applies to England and Wales (except section 180).
- Part 11 (Information About Interests and Dealings in land) which applies UK Wide.
- Part 12 (Miscellaneous) section 231 (Review of governance etc of RICS) which applies UK-wide.
- Part 12 section 232 (Marine Licensing) which applies where the Secretary of State is the appropriate licensing authority in the inshore and offshore regions in England, and the offshore region only in Northern Ireland (and in the UK marine licensing area for certain reserved or excepted matters), and where the Scottish Ministers are the appropriate marine licensing authority in the Scottish offshore region.
- Part 12 section 239 (Amendments of Schedule 7B to the Government of Wales Act 2006) applies to England and Wales.
- Part 12 section 242 (Report on enforcement of the Vagrancy Act 1894) which applies to England and Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Part 13 (General) which applies UK-wide.
- Schedules 13, 14 and 24 apply UK wide.
- Schedules 18 and 19 (compulsory purchase) apply to England and Wales.
Part/Section England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Extend to E & W and apply to England? Extend to E & W and apply to Wales? Extend and apply to Scotland? Extend and apply to Northern Ireland? Part 1: (Levelling-Up Missions) Yes
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Part 2 (Local Democracy and Devolution) Yes
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Part 3 (Planning) Chapter 1 (Planning Data) (except sections 87-88 which apply to England only) Yes
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Part 3 (Planning) Chapter 2 (Development Plans etc) Yes
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Part 3 (Planning) Chapter 3 (Heritage) Yes
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Part 3 (Planning) Chapter 4 (Grant and Implementation of Planning Permission)
Section 107(2)(b)
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Part 3 (Planning) Chapter 5 (Enforcement of Planning Controls) Yes
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Part 3 (Planning) Chapter 6 (Other Provision)
Section 122
Section 123
Section 124
Section 125
Section 126
Section 127
Section 128
Section129
Section 130
Section 131
Section 132
Section 133
Section 134
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Section 136
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Part 4 (Infrastructure Levy) Yes No No No Part 5 (Community Land Auctions) Yes No No No Part 6 (Environmental Outcomes Reports) Yes Yes Yes Yes Part 7 (Nutrients Pollution Standards) Yes No No No Part 8 (Development Corporations) Yes No No No Part 9 (Compulsory Purchases)
Section 180
Sections 181-190
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Part 10 (Letting by local authorities of vacant high street premises) Yes
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Part 11 (Information about interests and dealings in land) Yes
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Part 12 (Miscellaneous)
Section 228
Section 229
Section 230
Section 231
Section 232*
Section 233
Section 234
Section 235
Section 236
Section 237
Section 238
Section 239
Section 240
Section 241
Section 242
Section 243
Section 244
Section 245
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Part 13 (General) Yes Yes Yes Yes Schedule 1 Yes No No No Schedule 2 Yes No No No Schedule 3 Yes No No No Schedule 4 Yes No No No Schedule 5 Yes No No No Schedule 6 Yes No No No Schedule 7 Yes No No No Schedule 8 Yes No No No Schedule 9 Yes No No No Schedule 10 Yes No No No Schedule 11 Yes No No No Schedule 12 Yes No No No Schedule 13 Yes Yes Yes Yes Schedule 14 Yes Yes Yes Yes Schedule 15 Yes No No No Schedule 16 Yes No No No Schedule 17 Yes No No No Schedule 18 Yes Yes No No Schedule 19 Yes Yes No No Schedule 20 Yes No No No Schedule 21 Yes No No No Schedule 22 Yes No No No Schedule 23 Yes No No No Schedule 24 Yes Yes Yes Yes * section 232 (marine licensing) see text on application above.
Minor and Consequential Effects
- The following provisions that apply in England have effect outside England, all of which are, in the view of the UK Government, minor or consequential:
- Part 3 (Planning) Chapter 2 (Development plans) in part applies to England and Wales, but solely to preserve the legal position for Wales and has no practical effect.
- Part 3 (Planning) Chapter 3 (Heritage) in part applies to England and Wales, but solely to preserve the legal position for Wales and has no practical effect.
- Part 3 (Planning) Chapter 4 (Grant and Implementation of Planning Permission) (with respect to Crown Development and Completion Notices) in part applies to England and Wales, but solely to preserve the legal position for Wales and has no practical effect.
- Part 3 (Planning) Chapter 5 (Enforcement of Planning Controls) in part applies to England and Wales, but solely to preserve the legal position for Wales and has no practical effect.
- Part 4 (Infrastructure Levy) applies to England and Wales in part (s.139) but solely to preserve the legal positions for Wales and has no practical effect.
- Part 4 (Infrastructure Levy), s.140 (Enforcement of Community Infrastructure Levy), which is consequential to section 13 of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022, applies to Wales.
- Part 8 (Development Corporations) in part applies to England and Wales and Scotland, but solely to preserve the legal positions for Wales and Scotland and has no practical effect.
- Part 12 (Miscellaneous) in part applies to England and Wales (with regard to open access mapping and protected landscapes) but solely to preserve the legal position for Wales and has no practical effect.
