1990 c. 8
Town and Country Planning Act 1990
An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to town and country planning (excluding special controls in respect of buildings and areas of special architectural or historic interest and in respect of hazardous substances) with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.
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Part I — Planning Authoritiess 1–s 9 · 17 sectionsPart II — Unitary Development Plans: Metropolitan Areas including Londons 10–s 54A · 57 sectionsChapter I — Unitary Development Plans: Metropolitan Areas including Londons 10–s 28A · 26 sections
Preliminarys 10–s 10A · 2 sections
Surveys etc.s 11 · 1 section
Preparation and adoption of unitary development planss 12–s 16 · 6 sections
Secretary of State’s powers concerning planss 17–s 20 · 4 sections
Alteration of planss 21 · 1 section
Greater London: conformity with spatial development strategys 21A · 1 section
Joint planss 23–s 23C · 4 sections
Supplementarys 24–s 28A · 7 sections
Chapter II — Structure and Local Plans: Non-Metropolitan Areass 29–s 54 · 30 sectionsPreliminarys 29 · 1 section
Surveys, etc.s 30 · 1 section
Structure planss 31–s 35C · 8 sections
Local planss 36–s 45 · 10 sections
Conformity between planss 46–s 48 · 3 sections
Supplementarys 49–s 54 · 7 sections
Chapter III — Generals 54A · 1 sectionPart III — Control over developments 55–s 106BC · 157 sectionsMeaning of developments 55–s 56 · 2 sections
Requirement for planning permissions 57–s 58 · 2 sections
Permission in principles 58A · 1 section
Development orderss 59–s 61 · 4 sections
Local development orderss 61A–s 61D · 4 sections
Neighbourhood development orderss 61E–s 61Q · 13 sections
England: consultation before applying for planning permission or permission in principles 61W–s 61Y · 3 sections
Wales: pre-application procedures 61Z–s 61Z2 · 3 sections
Mayoral development orderss 61DA–s 61DE · 5 sections
Street vote development orderss 61QA–s 61QM · 13 sections
Applications for planning permission or permission in principles 62 · 1 section
England: option to make application directly to Secretary of States 62A–s 62C · 3 sections
Wales: developments of national significances 62D–s 62L · 9 sections
Wales: option to make application to Welsh Ministerss 62M–s 62O · 3 sections
Applications made to Welsh Ministers: generals 62P–s 62S · 4 sections
Wales: appeal against notice that application is not valids 62ZA–s 62ZD · 4 sections
Publicity for applicationss 65–s 69A · 6 sections
Determination of applicationss 70–s 75 · 18 sections
Applications made to the Welsh Ministers: applicable provisionss 75A · 1 section
Determination of applicationss 75ZB · 1 section
Applications made to the Welsh Ministers: applicable provisionss 76 · 1 section
Secretary of State’s powers as respects planning applications and decisionss 76A–s 79 · 9 sections
Simplified planning zoness 82–s 87 · 6 sections
Enterprise zone schemess 88–s 89 · 2 sections
Deemed planning permissions 90 · 1 section
Biodiversity gains 90A · 1 section
Development progress reportss 90B · 1 section
Duration of planning permissions 91–s 93F · 10 sections
Commencement of development: Englands 93G · 1 section
Termination of planning permission: Englands 93H–s 93J · 3 sections
Termination of planning permission: Waless 94–s 96 · 3 sections
Non-material changes to planning permissions 96A · 1 section
Revocation and modification of planning permission or permission in principles 97–s 100 · 4 sections
Consultation etc in respect of certain applications relating to planning permission: Waless 100A · 1 section
Power to impose conditions on grant of planning permission in Englands 100ZA · 1 section
References to Planning Inquiry Commissions 101 · 1 section
Other controls over developments 102–s 106BC · 11 sections
Part IV — Compensation for Effects of Certain Orders, Notices, etc.s 107–s 118 · 11 sectionsCompensation for revocation of planning permission, etc.s 107–s 112 · 6 sections
Compensation for other planning decisionss 114–s 116 · 3 sections
General and supplemental provisionss 117–s 118 · 2 sections
Part VI — Rights of owners etc. to require purchase of interestss 137–s 171 · 41 sectionsChapter I — Interests affected by planning decisions or orderss 137–s 148 · 14 sectionsService of purchase noticess 137–s 138 · 3 sections
Duties of authorities on service of purchase notices 139–s 143 · 5 sections
Compensations 144 · 1 section
Special provisions for requiring purchase of whole of partially affected agricultural units 145–s 147 · 3 sections
Supplementals 147A–s 148 · 2 sections
Chapter II — Interests Affected by Planning Proposals: Blights 149–s 171 · 27 sectionsPreliminarys 149 · 1 section
Blight noticess 150–s 156 · 7 sections
Compensations 157 · 1 section
Special provisions for requiring purchase of whole of partially affected agricultural units 158–s 160 · 3 sections
Personal representatives, mortgagees and partnershipss 161–s 164 · 4 sections
Miscellaneous and supplementary provisionss 164A–s 171 · 11 sections
Part VII — Enforcements 171A–s 196E · 47 sectionsIntroductorys 171A–s 171B · 2 sections
Planning contravention noticess 171C–s 171D · 2 sections
Temporary stop noticess 171E–s 171H · 4 sections
Introductorys 171BA–s 171BC · 3 sections
Enforcement noticess 172–s 182 · 15 sections
Stop noticess 183–s 187 · 5 sections
Breach of conditions 187A · 1 section
Injunctionss 187B · 1 section
Registerss 188 · 1 section
Enforcement of orders for discontinuance of use, etc.s 189–s 190 · 2 sections
Certificate of lawful use or developments 191–s 196 · 6 sections
Rights of entry for enforcement purposess 196A–s 196C · 3 sections
Conservation areass 196D · 1 section
Relief from enforcements 196E · 1 section
Part VIII — Special Controlss 197–s 225K · 51 sectionsChapter I — Treess 197–s 214 · 25 sectionsGeneral duty of planning authorities as respects treess 197 · 1 section
Tree preservation orderss 198–s 202G · 12 sections
Compensation for loss or damage caused by orders, etc.s 203–s 205 · 3 sections
Consequences of tree removal, etc.s 206–s 210 · 5 sections
Trees in conservation areass 211–s 214 · 4 sections
Injunctionss 214A · 1 section
Rights of entrys 214B–s 214D · 3 sections
Chapter II — Land Adversely Affecting Amenity of Neighbourhoods 215–s 219 · 5 sectionsChapter III — Advertisementss 220–s 225E · 11 sectionsAdvertisement regulationss 220–s 222 · 3 sections
Repayment of expense of removing prohibited advertisementss 223 · 1 section
Enforcement of control over advertisementss 224–s 225E · 7 sections
CHAPTER 4 — Remedying defacement of premisess 225F–s 225J · 5 sectionsCHAPTER 5 — Application of provisions of Chapters 3 and 4 to statutory undertakerss 225K · 1 sectionPart IX — Acquisition and Appropriation of Land for Planning Purposes, etc.s 226–s 246 · 22 sectionsAcquisition for planning and public purposess 226–s 231 · 6 sections
Appropriation, disposal and development of land held for planning purposes, etc.s 232–s 235 · 4 sections
Extinguishment of certain rights affecting acquired or appropriated lands 236–s 242 · 7 sections
Constitution of joint body to hold land for planning purposess 243 · 1 section
General and supplementary provisionss 244–s 246 · 4 sections
Part X — Highwayss 247–s 261 · 15 sectionsOrders made by Secretary of States 247–s 256 · 10 sections
Orders by other authoritiess 257–s 260 · 4 sections
Temporary highway orders: mineral workingss 261 · 1 section
Part XI — Statutory Undertakerss 262–s 283 · 22 sectionsPreliminarys 262–s 265 · 4 sections
Application of Part III to statutory undertakerss 266–s 270 · 5 sections
Extinguishment of rights of statutory undertakers, etc.s 271–s 274 · 4 sections
Extension or modification of statutory undertakers’ functionss 275–s 278 · 4 sections
Compensations 279–s 282 · 4 sections
Advertisementss 283 · 1 section
Part XII — Validitys 284–s 292 · 8 sectionsPart XIII — Application of Act to Crown Lands 292A–s 302 · 25 sectionsPreliminarys 292A–s 293 · 2 sections
Application of Act as respects Crown lands 293A–s 298A · 18 sections
Provisions relating to anticipated disposal of Crown lands 299–s 301 · 4 sections
Enforcement in respect of war-time breaches of planning control by Crowns 302 · 1 section
Part XIV — Financial Provisionss 303–s 314 · 15 sectionsPart XV — Miscellaneous and General Provisionss 314A–s 337 · 45 sectionsApplication of Act in special casess 314A–s 319 · 6 sections
Determination of procedures 319A–s 319B · 2 sections
Wales: discharge of functions of local planning authority relating to applicationss 319ZA–s 319ZD · 4 sections
England: training in the exercise of certain planning functionss 319ZZA–s 319ZZB · 2 sections
England: discharge of functions of local planning authoritys 319ZZC–s 319ZZF · 4 sections
Local inquiries and other hearingss 320–s 323A · 10 sections
Rights of entrys 324–s 325A · 3 sections
Miscellaneous and general provisionss 327A–s 337 · 14 sections
SchedulesSch 1 para 1–Sch 20 para 4 · 299 sections
SCHEDULE 1 — Local Planning Authorities: Distribution of FunctionsSch 1 para 1–Sch 1 para 21 · 24 sectionsPreliminarySch 1 para 1 · 1 section
Development plansSch 1 para 2 · 1 section
Planning and special controlSch 1 para 3–Sch 1 para 15 · 16 sections
CompensationSch 1 para 16–Sch 1 para 18 · 3 sections
The CrownSch 1 para 19 · 1 section
MiscellaneousSch 1 para 20–Sch 1 para 21 · 2 sections
SCHEDULE 1A — Distribution of Local Planning Authority Functions: WalesSch 1A para 1–Sch 1A para 11 · 11 sections (7 directly here)CompensationSch 1A para 8–Sch 1A para 10 · 3 sections
MiscellaneousSch 1A para 11 · 1 section
SCHEDULE 2 — Development Plans: Transitional ProvisionsSch 2 para 1–Sch 2 para 17 · 11 sectionsPart IA — WalesSch 2 para 1–Sch 2 para 4 · 4 sections
Continuation of structure, local and old development plansSch 2 para 1 · 1 section
Revocation of structure planSch 2 para 2 · 1 section
Incorporation of current policy in unitary development planSch 2 para 3 · 1 section
Meaning of ”local plan”Sch 2 para 4 · 1 section
Part III — Old Development Planss 5–s 10 · 6 sectionsDevelopment plans for compensation purposess 5 · 1 section
Discontinuance of old development plan on adoption of local plans 6–s 10 · 5 sections
Part II — Greater LondonSch 2 para 17 · 1 sectionIncorporation of current local plan in unitary development planSch 2 para 17 · 1 section
SCHEDULE 3 — Development Not Constituting New DevelopmentSch 3 para 1–Sch 3 para 14 · 14 sectionsPart I — Development Not Ranking For Compensation Under s. 114Sch 3 para 1–Sch 3 para 2 · 2 sectionsPart II — Development ranking for compensation under s. 114Sch 3 para 3–Sch 3 para 8 · 6 sectionsPart III — Supplementary ProvisionsSch 3 para 9–Sch 3 para 14 · 6 sectionsSCHEDULE 4 — Special provisions as to land use in 1948Sch 4 para 1–Sch 4 para 4 · 4 sectionsSCHEDULE 4A — Local development orders: procedureSch 4A para 1–Sch 4A para 5 · 5 sectionsPreparationSch 4A para 1 · 1 section
RevisionSch 4A para 2 · 1 section
Order to be adoptedSch 4A para 3 · 1 section
Annual reportSch 4A para 4–Sch 4A para 5 · 2 sections
SCHEDULE 4B — Process for making of neighbourhood development ordersSch 4B para 1–Sch 4B para 17 · 20 sectionsProposals for neighbourhood development ordersSch 4B para 1–Sch 4B para 2 · 2 sections
Advice and assistance in connection with proposalsSch 4B para 3 · 1 section
Requirements to be complied with before proposals made or consideredSch 4B para 4 · 1 section
Consideration of proposals by authoritySch 4B para 5–Sch 4B para 6 · 2 sections
Independent examinationSch 4B para 7–Sch 4B para 11 · 5 sections
Consideration by authority of recommendations made by examiner etcSch 4B para 12–Sch 4B para 13A · 3 sections
ReferendumSch 4B para 13B–Sch 4B para 16 · 5 sections
InterpretationSch 4B para 17 · 1 section
SCHEDULE 4C — Community right to build ordersSch 4C para 1–Sch 4C para 12 · 12 sectionsIntroductionSch 4C para 1 · 1 section
Meaning of “community right to build order”Sch 4C para 2 · 1 section
Meaning of “community organisation”Sch 4C para 3 · 1 section
Proposals by community organisations for community right to build ordersSch 4C para 4–Sch 4C para 5 · 2 sections
Development likely to have significant effects on environment etcSch 4C para 6 · 1 section
Examination of proposals for community right to build orders etcSch 4C para 7–Sch 4C para 10 · 4 sections
Use of landSch 4C para 11 · 1 section
Different provision made by regulations for community right to build ordersSch 4C para 12 · 1 section
SCHEDULE 4D — EXERCISE OF FUNCTIONS BY APPOINTED PERSON IN CONNECTION WITH ... APPLICATIONS MADE TO THE WELSH MINISTERSSch 4D para 1–Sch 4D para 14 · 14 sectionsExercise of functions in respect of development of national significance and connected applicationsSch 4D para 1 · 1 section
Applications under section 62M or 62O: exercise of functionsSch 4D para 2 · 1 section
Revocation of appointmentsSch 4D para 3 · 1 section
Exercise of functions by appointed personSch 4D para 4–Sch 4D para 6 · 3 sections
Determination by appointed personSch 4D para 7–Sch 4D para 8 · 2 sections
Power of Welsh Ministers to exercise functions in place of appointed personSch 4D para 9–Sch 4D para 13 · 5 sections
Power of Welsh Ministers to appoint assessorSch 4D para 14 · 1 section
SCHEDULE 5 — Conditions relating to Mineral WorkingSch 5 para 1–Sch 5 para 9 · 9 sectionsPart I — Conditions imposed on Grant of PermissionSch 5 para 1–Sch 5 para 6 · 6 sectionsDuration of developmentSch 5 para 1 · 1 section
Power to impose aftercare conditionsSch 5 para 2 · 1 section
Meaning of “required standard”Sch 5 para 3 · 1 section
ConsultationsSch 5 para 4 · 1 section
Certificate of complianceSch 5 para 5 · 1 section
Recovery of expenses of complianceSch 5 para 6 · 1 section
Part II — Conditions imposed on Revocation or Modification of PermissionSch 5 para 7–Sch 5 para 9 · 3 sections (2 directly here)InterpretationSch 5 para 9 · 1 section
SCHEDULE 6 — Determination of Certain Appeals by Person Appointed by Secretary of StateSch 6 para 1–Sch 6 para 8 · 8 sectionsDetermination of appeals by appointed personSch 6 para 1 · 1 section
Powers and duties of appointed personSch 6 para 2 · 1 section
Determination of appeals by Secretary of StateSch 6 para 3–Sch 6 para 4 · 2 sections
Appointment of another person to determine appealSch 6 para 5 · 1 section
Local inquiries and hearingsSch 6 para 6 · 1 section
Supplementary provisionsSch 6 para 7–Sch 6 para 8 · 2 sections
SCHEDULE 7 — Simplified Planning ZonesSch 7 para 1–Sch 7 para 13 · 13 sectionsGeneralSch 7 para 1 · 1 section
Notification of proposals to make or alter schemeSch 7 para 2 · 1 section
Power of Secretary of State to direct making or alteration of schemeSch 7 para 3–Sch 7 para 4 · 2 sections
Steps to be taken before depositing proposalsSch 7 para 5 · 1 section
Procedure after deposit of proposalsSch 7 para 6 · 1 section
Powers of Secretary of State to secure adequate publicity and consultationsSch 7 para 7 · 1 section
Procedure for dealing with objectionsSch 7 para 8 · 1 section
Adoption of proposals by local planning authoritySch 7 para 9 · 1 section
Calling in of proposals for approval by Secretary of StateSch 7 para 10 · 1 section
Approval of proposals by Secretary of StateSch 7 para 11 · 1 section
Default powersSch 7 para 12 · 1 section
Regulations and directionsSch 7 para 13 · 1 section
SCHEDULE 7A — Biodiversity gain in EnglandSch 7A para 1–Sch 7A para 21 · 33 sectionsPART 1 — Overview and interpretationSch 7A para 1–Sch 7A para 12 · 14 sectionsPART 1A — LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITYSch 7A para 12A–Sch 7A para 12J · 10 sectionsPART 2 — Condition of planning permission relating to biodiversity gainSch 7A para 13–Sch 7A para 21 · 9 sectionsSCHEDULE 8 — Planning Inquiry CommissionsSch 8 para 1–Sch 8 para 7 · 7 sectionsPart I — Constitution and Procedure on ReferencesSch 8 para 1–Sch 8 para 5 · 5 sectionsConstitution of CommissionsSch 8 para 1 · 1 section
Reference to a Planning Inquiry CommissionSch 8 para 2 · 1 section
Functions of Planning Inquiry Commission on referenceSch 8 para 3 · 1 section
Procedure on reference to a Planning Inquiry CommissionSch 8 para 4 · 1 section
Local inquiries held by Planning Inquiry CommissionSch 8 para 5 · 1 section
Part II — Meaning of “the responsible Minister or Ministers”Sch 8 para 6–Sch 8 para 7 · 2 sectionsSCHEDULE 9 — Requirements relating to Discontinuance of Mineral WorkingSch 9 para 1–Sch 9 para 12 · 12 sectionsOrders requiring discontinuance of mineral workingSch 9 para 1–Sch 9 para 2 · 2 sections
Prohibition of resumption of mineral workingSch 9 para 3–Sch 9 para 4 · 2 sections
Orders after suspension of winning and working of mineralsSch 9 para 5 · 1 section
Supplementary suspension ordersSch 9 para 6 · 1 section
Confirmation and coming into operation of suspension ordersSch 9 para 7 · 1 section
Registration of suspension orders as local land chargesSch 9 para 8 · 1 section
Review of suspension ordersSch 9 para 9 · 1 section
Resumption of mineral working after suspension orderSch 9 para 10 · 1 section
Default powers of Secretary of StateSch 9 para 11 · 1 section
InterpretationSch 9 para 12 · 1 section
SCHEDULE 10 — Condition treated as applicable to rebuilding and alterationsSch 10 para 1–Sch 10 para 5 · 5 sectionsSCHEDULE 11 — . . .Sch 11 para 1–Sch 11 para 13 · 13 sections. . .Sch 11 para 1–Sch 11 para 13 · 13 sections
SCHEDULE 12 — . . .Sch 12 para 1–Sch 12 para 20 · 20 sections. . .Sch 12 para 1–Sch 12 para 20 · 20 sections
SCHEDULE 13 — Blighted LandSch 13 para 1–Sch 13 para 26 · 31 sectionsLand allocated for public authority functions in development plans etc.Sch 13 para 1–Sch 13 para 6 · 9 sections
New towns and urban development areasSch 13 para 7–Sch 13 para 9A · 4 sections
Clearance and renewal areasSch 13 para 10–Sch 13 para 12 · 3 sections
HighwaysSch 13 para 13–Sch 13 para 18 · 6 sections
New streetsSch 13 para 19 · 1 section
General improvement areasSch 13 para 20 · 1 section
Compulsory purchaseSch 13 para 21–Sch 13 para 24ZA · 5 sections
Land identified in national policy statementsSch 13 para 25 · 1 section
Land identified in infrastructure policy statementsSch 13 para 26 · 1 section
SCHEDULE 14 — Procedure for footpaths and bridleways ordersSch 14 para 1–Sch 14 para 8 · 8 sectionsPart I — Confirmation of ordersSch 14 para 1–Sch 14 para 6 · 6 sectionsPart II — Publicity for orders after confirmationSch 14 para 7–Sch 14 para 8 · 2 sectionsSCHEDULE 15 — PreliminarySch 15 para 1–Sch 15 para 16 · 16 sections (1 directly here)Making of compliance determination applicationsSch 15 para 2–Sch 15 para 4 · 3 sections
Determination of applicationsSch 15 para 5 · 1 section
Appeals against compliance determinations or failure to make such determinationsSch 15 para 6–Sch 15 para 8 · 3 sections
Fresh applications where alteration in circumstancesSch 15 para 9 · 1 section
References of application to Secretary of StateSch 15 para 10 · 1 section
InformationSch 15 para 11 · 1 section
Opportunity for hearingSch 15 para 12 · 1 section
Notice of proposed enforcementSch 15 para 13 · 1 section
Power of entrySch 15 para 14 · 1 section
Service of noticesSch 15 para 15 · 1 section
Supplementary provisionsSch 15 para 16 · 1 section
SCHEDULE 17 — Enactments Exempted from Section 333(6)Sch 17 para 2–Sch 17 para 6 · 5 sectionsTable of DerivationsSch 20 para 1–Sch 20 para 4 · 4 sections
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- 1990 c. 8
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