Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 E+W Development Plans: Transitional Provisions

Part I E+W The Metropolitan Counties

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 2 Pt. I applied (with modifications) (temp. from 1.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1210, art. 7(3)(a)

Sch. 2 Pt. I applied (with modifications) (temp. from 1.4.1998) by S.I. 1996/1863, art. 4(4)(a)

Sch. 2 Pt. I applied (with modifications) (temp. from 1.4.1998) by S.I. 1996/1867, art. 13(4)(a)

Sch. 2 Pt. I applied (with modifications) (temp. from 1.4.1998) by S.I. 1996/1875, art. 5(6)(a)

Continuation of structure plans, local plans and old development plans E+W

1 (1) Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3—

(a) the structure plan,

(b) any local plan; and

(c) any old development plan,

which immediately before the commencement of this Act was in force in the area of a local planning authority in a metropolitan county (or in that and other areas) shall continue in force in respect of the area of that authority until a unitary development plan for that area becomes operative under Chapter I of Part II of this Act or, where parts of a unitary development plan become operative on different dates, until every part of it has become operative.

(2) A plan which continues in force by virtue of this paragraph shall, while it continues in force, be treated for the purposes of this Act, any other enactment relating to town and country planning, the M1 Land Compensation Act 1961 and the M2 Highways Act 1980 as being, or being comprised in, the development plan in respect of the area in question.

(3) In this paragraph “old development plan” means any plan which was in force in the area in question immediately before the commencement of this Act by virtue of Schedule 7 to the 1971 Act and paragraph 18 of Schedule 1 to the M3 Local Government Act 1985.

Marginal Citations

M1 1961 c. 33.

M2 1980 c. 66.

M3 1985 c. 51.

Revocation of structure plan E+W

2 (1) Where under Chapter I of Part II of this Act the Secretary of State approves all or any of Part I of a unitary development plan he may by order—

(a) wholly or partly revoke a structure plan continued in force by paragraph 1, either in its application to the whole of the area of a local planning authority or in its application to part of that area; and

(b) make such consequential amendments to that plan as appear to him to be necessary or expedient.

(2) Before making an order under this paragraph the Secretary of State shall consult the local planning authority for the area to which the unitary development plan relates.

(3) Until the structure plan for an area in a metropolitan county ceases to be operative under paragraph 1 or this paragraph, paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 1 shall apply in that area with the omission of the words “in a non-metropolitan county”.

Local plans until commencement of Chapter I of Part II E+W

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F1 3

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch 2 Pt. I para. 3 repealed (25.11.1991 for certain purposes and otherwise 10.2.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), ss. 27, 84(6), Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 36(1)(a), Sch. 19 Pt. I(with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1991/2728, art. 2; S.I. 1991/2905, art. 4, Sch. 3

Incorporation of current local plan in unitary development plan E+W

[F2 4 (1) Sub - paragraph (2) applies where -.

(a) a local plan is in force in the area of a local planning authority;

(b) a unitary development plan is being prepared;

(c) the local planning authority who are preparing that plan have published in the prescribed manner a statement in the prescribed form identifying a policy included in the plan as an existing policy; and

(d) a local inquiry or other hearing is held for the purpose of considering any objection to the plan.

(2) Where this sub-paragraph applies, the person holding the inquiry or other hearing need not allow an objector to appear if he is satisfied that—

(a) the objection is to a policy identified in the statement published under sub-paragraph (1)(c);

(b) the policy so identified is an existing policy; and

(c) there has been no significant change in circumstances affecting the existing policy since it first formed part of the plan mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a).

(3) In this paragraph “existing policy” means a policy or proposal the substance of which (however expressed) was contained in a local plan in force as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a).]

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 4 substituted (25.11.1991 for certain purposes and otherwise 10.2.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 27, Sch. 4 Pt. II, para. 36(2) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1991/2728, art.2; S.I. 1991/2905, art.4

Publicity in connection with local plan E+W

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Textual Amendments

F3 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 5 repealed (25.11.1991 for certain purposes and otherwise 10.2.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), ss. 27 , 84(6), Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 36(1)(a), Sch. 19 Pt.I(with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1991/2728, art. 2; S.I. 1991/2905, art.4, Sch. 3

Pending proposals by metropolitan county council E+W

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Textual Amendments

F4 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 6 repealed (25.11.1991 for certain purposes and otherwise 10.2.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), ss. 27 , 84(6), Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 36(1)(a), Sch. 19 Pt.I(with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1991/2728, art. 2; S.I. 1991/2905, art.4, Sch. 3