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The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part 1 GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation, commencement, extent and application

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Electronic communications

  3. Part 2 PLAN TIMETABLES

    1. 4.Form and content of a local plan timetable

    2. 5.Form and content of a minerals and waste plan timetable

    3. 6.Revision of a local plan timetable

    4. 7.Revision of a minerals and waste plan timetable

    5. 8.Publication of a local plan timetable

    6. 9.Publication of a minerals and waste plan timetable

    7. 10.Direction by the Mayor of London

  4. Part 3 FORM AND CONTENT OF PLANS AND REGARD TO BE HAD TO CERTAIN MATTERS

    1. 11.Form and content of local plans: general

    2. 12.Form and content of minerals and waste plan documents: general

    3. 13.Form and content of supplementary plans: general

    4. 14.Local plans: other matters to which regard is to be had

    5. 15.Minerals and waste plans: other matters to which regard is to be had

    6. 16.Supplementary plans: matters to which regard is to be had

  5. Part 4 LOCAL PLANS

    1. 17.Interpretation of Part 4

    2. 18.Preparation of a new local plan

    3. 19.Notice of intention to commence local plan preparation

    4. 20.Scoping consultation: local plan

    5. 21.Gateway 1: self-assessment of readiness for local plan preparation

    6. 22.Publication of summary of scoping consultation

    7. 23.Consultation on proposed local plan content and evidence

    8. 24.Publication of summary of consultation on proposed local plan content and evidence

    9. 25.Map of proposed local plan policies

    10. 26.Gateway 2: observations and advice from an appointed person

    11. 27.Consultation on the proposed local plan

    12. 28.Conformity with operative spatial development strategy

    13. 29.Supplementary plans statement

    14. 30.Publication of summary of consultation on the proposed local plan

    15. 31.Gateway 3: prescribed requirements assessment by an appointed person

    16. 32.Gateway 3: prescribed requirements

    17. 33.Repeat of gateway 3: further prescribed requirements assessment by an appointed person

    18. 34.Submission of documents and information to the Secretary of State

    19. 35.Independent examination: local plans

    20. 36.Pause of independent examination for further work

    21. 37.Publication of the recommendations and reasons of the examiner: local plans

    22. 38.Withdrawal of a local plan

    23. 39.Adoption of a local plan

    24. 40.Revocation of a local plan

    25. 41.Revision of a local plan

  6. Part 5 MINERALS AND WASTE PLANS

    1. 42.Interpretation of Part 5

    2. 43.Preparation of a new minerals and waste plan document

    3. 44.Notice of intention to commence minerals and waste plan document preparation

    4. 45.Scoping consultation: minerals and waste plan document

    5. 46.Gateway 1: self-assessment of readiness for minerals and waste plan document preparation

    6. 47.Publication of summary of scoping consultation

    7. 48.Consultation on proposed minerals and waste plan document content and evidence

    8. 49.Publication of summary of consultation on proposed minerals and waste plan document content and evidence

    9. 50.Map of proposed minerals and waste plan document policies

    10. 51.Gateway 2: observations and advice from an appointed person

    11. 52.Consultation on the proposed minerals and waste plan document

    12. 53.Conformity with operative spatial development strategy

    13. 54.Supplementary plans statement

    14. 55.Publication of summary of consultation on the proposed minerals and waste plan document

    15. 56.Gateway 3: prescribed requirements assessment by an appointed person

    16. 57.Gateway 3: prescribed requirements

    17. 58.Repeat of gateway 3: further prescribed requirements assessment by an appointed person

    18. 59.Submission of documents and information to the Secretary of State

    19. 60.Independent examination: minerals and waste plan document

    20. 61.Pause of independent examination for further work

    21. 62.Publication of the recommendations and reasons of the examiner: minerals and waste plan document

    22. 63.Withdrawal of a minerals and waste plan document

    23. 64.Adoption of a minerals and waste plan document

    24. 65.Revocation of a minerals and waste plan document

    25. 66.Revision of a minerals and waste plan document

  7. Part 6 SUPPLEMENTARY PLANS

    1. 67.Interpretation of Part 6

    2. 68.Notice of intention to commence supplementary plan preparation

    3. 69.Map of proposed supplementary plan policies

    4. 70.Consultation on the proposed supplementary plan

    5. 71.Conformity with operative spatial development strategy

    6. 72.Submission of documents and information for independent examination: supplementary plans

    7. 73.Independent examination: supplementary plans

    8. 74.Publication of the recommendations and reasons of the examiner: supplementary plans

    9. 75.Withdrawal of a supplementary plan

    10. 76.Adoption of a supplementary plan

    11. 77.Revocation of a supplementary plan

    12. 78.Revision of a supplementary plan

  8. Part 7 JOINT PLANS

    1. 79.Joint local plans and minerals and waste plan documents: corresponding plans

    2. 80.Joint supplementary plans: corresponding plans

    3. 81.Joint committees: corresponding plans and corresponding timetable

    4. 82.Joint local plans: application of these Regulations

    5. 83.Joint minerals and waste plan documents: application of these Regulations

    6. 84.Joint supplementary plans: application of these Regulations

  9. Part 8 POLICIES MAP

    1. 85.Form and content of a policies map

    2. 86.Revision of a policies map

    3. 87.Availability of a policies map

  10. Part 9 AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS

    1. 88.Availability of documents: general

    2. 89.Copies of documents

  11. Part 10 REVOCATION, TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND PRESCRIBED MINERALS AND WASTE DOCUMENTS

    1. 90.Revocation of Regulations

    2. 91.Transitional provisions

    3. 92.Prescribed documents: minerals and waste provisions in plans

  12. Signature

    1. Schedule

      TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

      1. 1.Interpretation of Schedule

      2. 2.Commencing local plan preparation

      3. 3.A local planning authority who meet all of the following...

      4. 4.A local planning authority who meet the criteria set out...

      5. 5.Where a local planning authority do not meet the criteria...

      6. 6.A local planning authority to whom this paragraph applies in...

      7. 7.A local planning authority to whom this paragraph applies in...

      8. 8.(1) A local planning authority who meet the following criteria...

      9. 9.A local planning authority to whom paragraph 8 applies must...

      10. 10.A local planning authority who do not meet the criteria...

      11. 11.A local planning authority to whom paragraph 10 applies must...

      12. 12.Commencing minerals and waste plan document preparation

      13. 13.Paragraphs 15 and 16 apply to a minerals and waste...

      14. 14.Paragraphs 17 and 18 apply to a minerals and waste...

      15. 15.A minerals and waste planning authority to whom this paragraph...

      16. 16.A minerals and waste planning authority to whom this paragraph...

      17. 17.A minerals and waste planning authority to whom this paragraph...

      18. 18.A minerals and waste planning authority to whom this paragraph...

      19. 19.A minerals and waste planning authority to whom paragraph 15...

      20. 20.A minerals and waste planning authority to whom paragraph 19...

      21. 21.Policies map

  14. Explanatory Note

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