Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017
Part 1Planning
Neighbourhood planning
1Duty to have regard to post-examination neighbourhood development plan
2Notification of applications to neighbourhood planning bodies
3Status of approved neighbourhood development plan
4Modification of neighbourhood development order or plan
5Changes to neighbourhood areas etc
6Assistance in connection with neighbourhood planning
7Engagement by examiners with qualifying bodies etc
Local development documents
8Content of development plan documents
9Power to direct preparation of joint development plan documents
10County councils' default powers in relation to development plan documents
11Format of local development schemes and documents
12Review of local development documents
13Statements of community involvement
Planning conditions
14Restrictions on power to impose planning conditions
Permitted development rights relating to drinking establishments
15Permitted development rights relating to drinking establishments
Development of new towns by local authorities
16Development of new towns by local authorities
Planning register
17Register of planning applications etc
Part 2Compulsory purchase etc
CHAPTER 1Temporary possession of land
18Power to take temporary possession of land
19Procedure for authorising temporary possession etc
20Notice requirements
21Counter-notice
22Refusal to give up possession
23Compensation
24Advance payments
25Interest on advance payments of compensation paid late
26Consequential amendments
27Powers of acquiring authority in relation to land
28Impact of temporary possession on tenancies etc
29Supplementary provisions
30Interpretation
31Application to Crown land
CHAPTER 2Other provisions relating to compulsory purchase
32No-scheme principle
33Repeal of Part 4 of the Land Compensation Act 1961
34Time limit for confirmation notices
35Compensation for disturbance
36GLA, MDCs and TfL: joint acquisition of land
37Overriding easements: land held on behalf of GLA or TfL
38Timing of advance payments of compensation
39Interest on advance payments of compensation
40Interest on payments to mortgagee paid late
41Compensation for temporary severance of land after vesting declaration
CHAPTER 3Consequential provision
42Consequential provision
Part 3Final provisions
43Financial provisions
44Regulations
45Extent
46Commencement
47Short title
Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017
SCHEDULE 1New Schedule A2 to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
1This is the new Schedule A2 to the Planning and...
SCHEDULE 2County councils' default powers in relation to development plan documents
1The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 is amended as...
2Schedule A1 (default powers exercisable by Mayor of London or...
3In the heading for “or combined authority” substitute “ ,...
4After paragraph 7 insert— Default powers exercisable by county council...
5(1) Paragraph 8 is amended as follows.
6In paragraph 9(8) for “or the combined authority” substitute “...
7In paragraph 12— (a) for “or the combined authority” substitute...
8In paragraph 13(1)— (a) for “or a combined authority” substitute...
9In section 17(8) (document a local development document only if...
10In section 27A (default powers exercisable by Mayor of London...
SCHEDULE 3Planning conditions: consequential amendments
1The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is amended as...
2In section 70 (determination of applications: general considerations), after subsection...
3In section 72 (conditional grant of planning permission), after subsection...
4In section 73 (determination of applications to develop land without...
5In section 90(3) (effect of deemed planning permission) after “except”...
6In section 93 (provisions supplementary to sections 91 and 92),...
7In section 141 (action by Secretary of State in relation...
8In section 177 (grant or modification of planning permission on...

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Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017

2017 CHAPTER 20

An Act to make provision about planning and compulsory purchase; and for connected purposes.

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—