Town and Country Planning Act 1990

[F1 61QC Meaning of “street area” E+W

(1) A “street area” means an area in England—

(a) which is of a prescribed description, and

(b) no part of which is within an excluded area.

(2) An “excluded area” means—

(a) a National Park or the Broads;

(b) an area comprising a world heritage property and its buffer zone as identified in accordance with the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention as published from time to time;

(c) an area notified as a site of special scientific interest under section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981;

(d) an area designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty under section 82 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000;

(e) an area identified as green belt land, local green space or metropolitan open land in a development plan;

(f) a European site within the meaning given by regulation 8 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1012);

(g) such other area as may be specified or described in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(3) In this section, “a world heritage property” means a property appearing on the World Heritage List (published in accordance with Article 11 of the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage adopted on 16 November 1972).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 61QA-61QM and cross-heading inserted (31.1.2024 for specified purposes) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), ss. 106(2), 255(3)(b) (with s. 247); S.I. 2024/92, reg. 2(d)