The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2025
Citation and interpretation1.
(1)
These Regulations may be cited as the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2025.
(2)
In these Regulations—
Provisions coming into force on 1st May 20252.
The following provisions of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, so far as not already commenced, come into force on 1st May 2025—
(a)
section 109 (Crown development), and
(b)
Schedule 10 (Crown development: consequential amendments),
except in so far as they relate to an application for permission in principle or an application for hazardous substances consent under the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
These Regulations are the seventh commencement regulations under the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (“the Act”).
Regulation 2 brings into force on 1st May 2025 section 109 of and Schedule 10 to the Act, except in so far as these provisions relate to an application for permission in principle or an application for hazardous substances consent under the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990. Section 109 of the Act inserts new sections 293B to 293J into the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (“the TCPA”) to provide two new routes for applications for planning permission for Crown development in England. Sections 293B and 293C provide a route for such applications where the development is considered to be of national importance and where there is also considered to be a need for the development to be carried out as a matter of urgency. Sections 293D to 293J provide a route for such applications where development is considered to be of national importance but is not considered to be urgent. Schedule 10 of the Act makes consequential amendments to the TCPA to reflect the two new routes for applications for planning permission.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary sector or community bodies is foreseen. An impact assessment has been produced in relation to the Act and copies can be obtained at https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3155/publications or from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government at 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.
The following provisions of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 have been brought into force by commencement Regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
Section 78 | 31.01.2024 | |
Section 81 | 31.01.2024 | |
Sections 84 to 86 | 31.03.2024 | |
Sections 89 to 91 | 31.03.2024 | |
Section 94 | 31.01.2024 | |
Section 103 | 25.04.2024 | |
Section 105 | 25.07.2024 | |
Sections 106 and 107 (partially) | 31.01.2024 | |
Section 111 (partially) | 31.03.2024 | |
Sections 115 to 120 | 25.04.2024 | |
Section 122 | 25.04.2024 | |
Section 123 | 31.01.2024 | |
Section 124 | 25.04.2024 | |
Section 129 | 31.01.2024 | |
Section 135 | 12.02.2024 | |
Section 140 | 31.01.2024 | |
Section 171 (partially) | 31.03.2024 | |
Section 180 | 31.01.2024 | |
Section 181 (partially) | 31.01.2024 | |
Section 181 (partially) | 30.04.2024 | |
Sections 182 and 183 (partially) | 31.03.2024 | |
Section 184 (partially) | 31.01.2024 | |
Section 184 (partially) | 31.03.2024 | |
Section 184 (partially) | 30.04.2024 | |
Sections 185 to 188 | 31.01.2024 | |
Section 189 | 31.01.2025 | |
Section 190 (partially) | 31.03.2024 | |
Section 190 (partially) | 30.04.2024 | |
Sections 191 to 202 | 02.12.2024 | |
Section 203 (partially) | 31.03.2024 | |
Section 203 (remainder) | 02.12.2024 | |
Section 204 | 02.12.2024 | |
Sections 205 and 206 (partially) | 31.03.2024 | |
Sections 205 and 206 (remainder) | 02.12.2024 | |
Sections 207 to 213 | 02.12.2024 | |
Section 214 (partially) | 31.03.2024 | |
Section 214 (remainder) | 02.12.2024 | |
Section 215 | 31.03.2024 | |
Sections 216 to 218 | 02.12.2024 | |
Section 229 | 31.03.2024 | |
Sections 237 and 238 | 01.11.2024 | |
In Schedule 4— | ||
paragraphs 226 (partially) and 227 to 229 | 26.12.2023 | |
paragraphs 226 (remainder) and 230 | 07.05.2024 | |
Schedule 5 | 31.01.2024 | |
In Schedule 9— | ||
paragraph 1 (partially) | 31.01.2024 | |
Schedule 13 (remainder) | 31.03.2024 | |
In Schedule 19— | ||
paragraph 1 (partially) | 31.01.2024 | |
paragraph 1 (partially) | 30.04.2024 | |
paragraphs 2 and 3 (partially) | 31.03.2024 | |
Schedules 20 and 21 | 02.12.2024 | |
Schedule 22 | 31.03.2024 | |
Schedule 23 | 01.11.2024 |