The Town and Country Planning (Development Plan) Regulations 1991

PART 2 FORM AND CONTENT OF STATUTORY PLANS

Title

4.—(1) The title of a statutory plan shall consist of the name of the area of the local planning authority followed by “unitary development plan”, “structure plan”, “local plan”, “minerals local plan” or “waste local plan”, as the case may be.

(2) Where policies in respect of development consisting of the winning and working of minerals or involving the depositing of mineral waste (“mineral policies”) are included in a local plan or waste policies are included in a local plan or a minerals local plan, the local plan or minerals local plan including such policies shall have a sub-title consisting of the words “including mineral policies”, “including waste policies” or “including mineral and waste policies”, as the case may be.

Structure plan diagrams

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(1) A structure plan shall contain a diagram, called the key diagram, illustrating the general policies formulated in the plan’s written statement.

(2) A structure plan may also contain a diagram, called an inset diagram, drawn to a larger scale than the key diagram, and illustrating the application of the general policies to part of the area covered by the structure plan.

(3) Where an inset diagram is included in a structure plan, the area covered by the inset diagram shall be identified on the key diagram and the application of the general policies to that area shall be illustrated on that inset diagram only.

(4) No key diagram or inset diagram contained in a structure plan shall be on a map base.

(5) The title of a structure plan shall be set out on the key diagram and on any inset diagram contained in the plan and the key diagram and any inset diagram shall include an explanation of any symbol or notation used in the diagram.

Maps

6.—(1) The map required by section 12(4)(b) to be included in a unitary development plan, and by section 36(6)(a) to be included in a local plan, a minerals local plan and a waste local plan, shall be called the proposals map and shall be a map of the authority’s area reproduced from, or based upon, an Ordnance Survey map and shall show National Grid lines and reference numbers.

(2) Policies for any part of the authority’s area may be illustrated on a separate map on a larger scale than the proposals map, called an inset map.

(3) Where an inset map is included in a plan, the area covered by the inset map shall be identified on the proposals map and the policies for that area shall be illustrated on that inset map only.

(4) The title (and any sub-title) of a statutory plan mentioned in paragraph (1) shall be set out on the proposals map and any inset map contained in the plan and the proposals map and any inset map shall show the scale to which it has been prepared and include an explanation of any symbol or notation used in the map.

Reasoned justification

7.—(1) A local plan, minerals local plan and waste local plan shall contain a reasoned justification of the policies formulated in the plan.

(2) The reasoned justification shall be set out so as to be readily distinguishable from the other contents of the plan.