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

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (“DMPO 2015”) and the Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Procedure and Consequential Amendments) Order 2013 (“the Section 62A Order”) to modify certain procedural requirements in relation to the grant of permission involving relevant high rise residential buildings and in relation to the grant of permission for an application for public service infrastructure development.

Article 3 inserts a definition of “public service infrastructure development” into DMPO 2015.

Article 4 inserts new article 9A into DMPO 2015 to require a fire statement to be submitted with certain applications for planning permission for relevant high-rise residential buildings.

Article 5 makes a consequential amendment to article 11 of DMPO 2015 in respect of the procedure for acknowledgement of applications.

Articles 6 to 14 modify certain periods for the making of representations on an application for public service infrastructure development which must be taken into account before an application is determined.

Article 15 amends article 34 of DMPO 2015 to modify the statutory minimum period for determination of an application for public service infrastructure development and to make amendments to the definitions of valid and non-validated applications which are consequential to the new requirement for a fire statement.

Article 16 adds a fire statement to the list of documents which must be placed on the planning register kept by a Local Planning Authority.

Articles 17 and 18 make consequential amendments to certain forms of Notice published by the Secretary of State.

Article 19 amends the Table in Schedule 4 of DMPO 2015 to address a change of name of the Gardens Trust, formerly the Gardens History Society. Article 19 also inserts in the Table a new description of development proposal which triggers duties in relation to consultation with the Health and Safety Executive before the grant of planning permission involving relevant high-rise residential buildings.

Articles 21 to 29 Order make similar amendments to the Section 62A Order. The Section 62A Order prescribes the procedures for certain applications for planning permission made to the Secretary of State.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. An explanatory memorandum has been published alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.