The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Commencement No. 11 and Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026

Provisions coming into force on 25th March 2026 E+W

3.  The following provisions of the Act come into force on 25th March 2026—

(a) section 92 (development plans: content);

(b) section 97 and Schedule 7, to the extent that they insert the following provisions into the PCPA 2004, so far as those provisions are not already in force—

(i) sections 15B to 15EA, except section 15B(2)(e) and section 15CA(6)(h);

(ii) sections 15G to 15HA;

(iii) sections 15HC to 15JB;

(iv) sections 15L to 15LD;

(v) section 15LE except subsections (2)(a), (b), (c), (k) and (l) and subsection (3);

(vi) sections 15LF to 15LG;

(vii) section 15LH except—

(aa) the definition of joint spatial development strategy in subsection (3);

(bb) the definition of neighbourhood priorities statement in subsection (3);

(cc) paragraph (c) in the definition of spatial development strategy in subsection (3);

(c) section 98 (contents of a neighbourhood development plan);

(d) section 99 (neighbourhood development plans and orders: basic conditions);

(e) section 100, in so far as it is not already in force, except “or Part 2 of this Act” in inserted section 39A(5)(b) of the PCPA 2004;

(f) section 101 (minor and consequential amendments in connection with Chapter 2) in so far as it relates to the following provisions of Schedule 8 (minor and consequential amendments in connection with Chapter 2 of Part 3)—

(i) paragraphs 1 to 6;

(ii) paragraph 7, except—

(aa) sub-paragraph (2)(a);

(bb) “strategy” in sub-paragraph (3)(a)(i);

(cc) sub-paragraph (3)(a)(ii);

(iii) paragraphs 8 and 9;

(iv) paragraphs 11 to 13;

(v) paragraphs 15 to 20;

(vi) paragraph 21, except “joint spatial development strategy,”;

(vii) paragraph 22;

(viii) paragraph 23, except—

(aa) in sub-paragraph (3), inserted paragraph (g);

(bb) “and “joint spatial development strategy”” in sub-paragraph (5);

(ix) paragraph 24;

(x) paragraph 25, except—

(aa) in paragraph (a), inserted paragraph (za);

(bb) in paragraph (b), “(za),”;

(xi) paragraphs 26 to 32;

(xii) paragraphs 37 and 38;

(xiii) paragraph 39, except “joint spatial development strategy,” in sub-paragraph (6);

(xiv) paragraph 40, except—

(aa) in sub-paragraph (2)(a), “joint spatial development strategy,”;

(bb) in sub-paragraph (3)(a), inserted sub-paragraph (aa);

(cc) in sub-paragraph (3), paragraph (b).

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 3 in force at 3.3.2026, see reg. 1(2)