The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Commencement No. 9) and Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2025

• Citation: S.I. 2025/1370
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Commencement No. 9) and Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2025.

(2) This paragraph, paragraph (3) and the transitional provisions in regulation 6 come into force on 18th February 2026.

(3) In these Regulations “acquiring authority”, “compulsory purchase order”, and “confirming authority” have the same meaning as defined in section 7(1) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 .

Section 2 Provisions of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 coming into force on 18th February 2026

(1) The following provisions of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 come into force on 18th February 2026 for compulsory purchase orders to which paragraph (2) applies—

(a) section 183 (conditional confirmation), so far as not already in force;

(b) section 184 (corresponding provision for purchases by Ministers), so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 19 brought into force by paragraph (d);

(c) paragraphs 2 to 7 of Schedule 18 (conditional confirmation and making of compulsory purchase orders: consequential amendments), so far as not already in force;

(d) paragraph 3 of Schedule 19 (compulsory purchase: corresponding provision for purchases by Ministers), so far as not already in force.

(2) Paragraph 2(1) applies to compulsory purchase orders that are—

(a) subject to confirmation under Part 2 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 by a confirming authority other than the Welsh Ministers , or

(b) prepared in draft under paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to that Act by an acquiring authority other than the Welsh Ministers.

Section 3 Provisions of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 coming into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made

(1) The following provisions of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025, so far as they relate to a power to make regulations, come into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made—

(a) section 106 (required content of newspaper notices);

(b) section 108 (general vesting declarations: expedited procedure);

(c) section 109 (general vesting declarations: advancement of vesting by agreement);

(d) section 113(3) and (4) (amendments relating to section 14A of the Land Compensation Act 1961).

(2) The following provisions of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 come into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made—

(a) section 59 (overview of EDPs);

(b) section 60 (scope of an EDP: area, kind and volume of development and time period);

(c) section 61 (environmental features, environmental impacts and conservation measures);

(d) section 62 (nature restoration levy: charging schedules);

(e) section 63 (other requirements for an EDP);

(f) section 64(1) (draft EDP: notification and consultation);

(g) section 82 (administering, implementing and monitoring EDPs);

(h) section 94 (general duties when exercising functions relating to EDPs);

(i) section 95 (duty of co-operation);

(j) section 97 (regulations);

(k) section 99 (interpretation).

Section 4 Provisions of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 coming into force on 18th February 2026

(1) The following provisions of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 come into force on 18th February 2026—

(a) section 1 (national policy statements: review);

(b) section 2 (national policy statements: parliamentary requirements);

(c) section 13 (Planning Act 2008: legal challenges);

(d) section 100 (areas for development and remit);

(e) section 101(6) to (9) (relationship between different types of development corporation);

(f) section 102 (duties to have regard to sustainable development and climate change);

(g) section 103 (powers in relation to infrastructure);

(h) subject to paragraph (2), section 106 (required content of newspaper notices), so far as not already in force;

(i) section 108 (general vesting declarations: expedited procedure), so far as not already in force and only in relation to England;

(j) section 109 (general vesting declarations: advancement of vesting by agreement), so far as not already in force and only in relation to England;

(k) section 113(3) and (4) (amendments relating to section 14A of the Land Compensation Act 1961), so far as not already in force and only in relation to England.

(l) subject to paragraph (3), Part 3 of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025, so far as not brought into force by regulations 3 and 5.

(2) Paragraph (1)(h) applies to compulsory purchase orders that are—

(a) subject to confirmation under Part 2 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 by a confirming authority other than the Welsh Ministers, or

(b) prepared in draft under paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to that Act by an acquiring authority other than the Welsh Ministers.

(3) Paragraph (1)(I) does not apply to Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025.

Section 5 Provision of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 coming into force on 1st April 2026

Section 91 (annual reports) of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 comes into force on 1st April 2026.

Section 6 Transitional provisions relating to compulsory purchase

(1) The amendments made to the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 by the provisions brought into force by regulation 2 do not apply in relation to a compulsory purchase order where the date in paragraph (2) is before the date on which those provisions come into force.

(2) The date in this paragraph is the date on which—

(a) notice of the making of the order is first published pursuant to section 11(1) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981, or

(b) notice of the preparation in draft of the order is first published pursuant to paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Acquisition of Land Act 1981.

(3) The amendments made to the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 made by section 108 of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 do not apply to compulsory acquisitions that were authorised before the day on which that section comes into force.