Town and Country Planning Act 1990

Registers E+W

188 Register of enforcement and stop notices [F1 and other enforcement action] . E+W

(1) Every district planning authority [F2 , every local planning authority for an area in Wales] and the council of every metropolitan district or London borough shall keep, in such manner as may be prescribed by a development order, a register containing such information as may be so prescribed with respect—

[F3 (za) to planning enforcement orders,]

(a) to enforcement notices; F4 . . .

[F5 (aa) to enforcement warning notices,]

(b) to stop notices,[F6 and

(c) to breach of condition notices]

which relate to land in their area.

(2) A development order may make provision—

(a) for the entry relating to any [F7 planning enforcement order,] enforcement notice[F8 , enforcement warning notice,] [F9 stop notice or breach of condition notice], and everything relating to [F10 any planning enforcement order or] any such notice, to be removed from the register in such circumstances as may be specified in the [F11 development] order; and

(b) for requiring a county planning authority to supply to a district planning authority such information as may be so specified with regard to enforcement notices issued and stop notices [F12 and breach of condition notices] served by [F13 , and planning enforcement orders made on applications made by,] the county planning authority.

(3) Every register kept under this section shall be available for inspection by the public at all reasonable hours.

[F14 (4) In this section “planning enforcement order” means an order under section 171BA(1).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 188 heading inserted (15.1.2012 for specified purposes, 6.4.2012 for specified purposes) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 124(2)(e), 240(2) (with s. 144); S.I. 2012/57, art. 4(1)(i) (with arts. 6, 7, 9-11); S.I. 2012/628, art. 8(a) (with arts. 9, 12, 13, 16, 18-20) (as amended (3.8.2012) by S.I. 2012/2029, arts. 2, 4)

F2 Words in s. 188(1) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 20(4), Sch. 6 Pt. II para. 24(5) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 3, Sch. 1

F3 S. 188(1)(za) inserted (15.1.2012 for specified purposes, 6.4.2012 for specified purposes) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 124(2)(a), 240(2) (with s. 144); S.I. 2012/57, art. 4(1)(i) (with arts. 6, 7, 9-11); S.I. 2012/628, art. 8(a) (with arts. 9, 12, 13, 16, 18-20) (as amended (3.8.2012) by S.I. 2012/2029, arts. 2, 4)

F4 Word in s. 188(1)(a) repealed (27.7.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), ss. 32, 84(6), Sch. 7 para. 30(a), Sch. 19 Pt. I (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1992/1630, art. 2, Schs. 1, 2 (with art. 3(1))

F5 S. 188(1)(aa) inserted (6.9.2015 for specified purposes, 16.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4), ss. 43(4)(a), 58(2)(b)(4)(b); S.I. 2016/52, art. 5(c)

F6 S. 188(1)(c) and 'and' preceding it inserted (27.7.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 32, Sch. 7 para. 30(a) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1992/1630, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3(1))

F7 Words in s. 188(2)(a) inserted (15.1.2012 for specified purposes, 6.4.2012 for specified purposes) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 124(2)(b)(i), 240(2) (with s. 144); S.I. 2012/57, art. 4(1)(i) (with arts. 6, 7, 9-11); S.I. 2012/628, art. 8(a) (with arts. 9, 12, 13, 16, 18-20) (as amended (3.8.2012) by S.I. 2012/2029, arts. 2, 4)

F8 Words in s. 188(2)(a) inserted (6.9.2015 for specified purposes, 16.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4), ss. 43(4)(b), 58(2)(b)(4)(b); S.I. 2016/52, art. 5(c)

F9 Words in s. 188(2)(a) substituted (27.7.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 32, Sch. 7 para. 30(b) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1992/1630, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3(1))

F10 Words in s. 188(2)(a) inserted (15.1.2012 for specified purposes, 6.4.2012 for specified purposes) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 124(2)(b)(ii), 240(2) (with s. 144); S.I. 2012/57, art. 4(1)(i) (with arts. 6, 7, 9-11); S.I. 2012/628, art. 8(a) (with arts. 9, 12, 13, 16, 18-20) (as amended (3.8.2012) by S.I. 2012/2029, arts. 2, 4)

F11 Word in s. 188(2)(a) inserted (15.1.2012 for specified purposes, 6.4.2012 for specified purposes) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 124(2)(b)(iii), 240(2) (with s. 144); S.I. 2012/57, art. 4(1)(i) (with arts. 6, 7, 9-11); S.I. 2012/628, art. 8(a) (with arts. 9, 12, 13, 16, 18-20) (as amended (3.8.2012) by S.I. 2012/2029, arts. 2, 4)

F12 Words in s. 188(2)(b) inserted (27.7.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 32, Sch. 7 para. 30(c) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1992/1630, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3(1))

F13 Words in s. 188(2)(b) inserted (15.1.2012 for specified purposes, 6.4.2012 for specified purposes) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 124(2)(c), 240(2) (with s. 144); S.I. 2012/57, art. 4(1)(i) (with arts. 6, 7, 9-11); S.I. 2012/628, art. 8(a) (with arts. 9, 12, 13, 16, 18-20) (as amended (3.8.2012) by S.I. 2012/2029, arts. 2, 4)

F14 S. 188(4) inserted (15.1.2012 for specified purposes, 6.4.2012 for specified purposes) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 124(2)(d), 240(2) (with s. 144); S.I. 2012/57, art. 4(1)(i) (with arts. 6, 7, 9-11); S.I. 2012/628, art. 8(a) (with arts. 9, 12, 13, 16, 18-20) (as amended (3.8.2012) by S.I. 2012/2029, arts. 2, 4)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Ss. 178(1)–(5), (7), 179–181, 183, 184, 187, 188: power to apply conferred (11.3.1992 so far as to confer on the Secretary of State a power or impose on him a duty to make regulations, or make provision with respect to the exercise of any such power or duty, 1.6.1992 so far not already in force) by Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 (c. 10, SIF 123:1), s. 25(1)(c); S.I. 1992/725, arts. 2, 3

C2 S. 188 applied (27.7.1992) by S.I. 1992/1562, reg. 2, Sch.

S. 188 applied (with modifications) (1.6.1992) by S.I. 1992/656, reg. 21(1), Sch. 4 Pt. 3

S. 188: power to apply conferred (10.11.1993) by 1993 c. 28, s. 171(4)(a); S.I. 1993/2762, art. 3

C3 S. 188 applied (with modifications) (E.) (1.6.2015) by The Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/627), regs. 1(1), 15, Sch. 4 Pt. 3 (with reg. 34)

C4 S. 188(1) applied (with modifications) (7.1.2019) by The Sustainable Drainage (Enforcement) (Wales) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1182), regs. 1(2), 11