The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994

[F1 Planning E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (E.W.) (1.4.2010 except so far as relating to the revocation in relation to W. of reg. 36 and specified words in reg. 3(3), 12.12.2014 in so far as not already in force) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/490), regs. 1(2)(4)(b), 133(3) (with regs. 125, 134)

Grant of planning permission E+W+S

54.— (1) Regulations 48 and 49 (requirement to consider effect on [F2 European sites in Great Britain and European offshore marine sites]) apply, in England and Wales, in relation to—

(a) granting planning permission on an application under Part III of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(1);

(b) granting planning permission, or upholding a decision of the local planning authority to grant planning permission (whether or not subject to the same conditions and limitations as those imposed by the local planning authority), on determining an appeal under section 78(2) of that Act in respect of such an application;

(c) granting planning permission under—

(i) section 141(2)(a) of that Act (action by Secretary of State in relation to purchase notice),

(ii) section 177(1)(a)(3) of that Act (powers of Secretary of State on appeal against enforcement notice), or

(iii) section 196(5)(4) of that Act as originally enacted (powers of Secretary of State on reference or appeal as to established use certificate);

(d) directing under section 90(1), (2) or (2A)(5) of that Act (development with government authorisation), or under section 5(1) of the Pipe–lines Act 1962(6), that planning permission shall be deemed to be granted;

(e) making—

(i) an order under section 102(7) of that Act (order requiring discontinuance of use or removal of buildings or works), including an order made under that section by virtue of section 104 (powers of Secretary of State), which grants planning permission, or

(ii) an order under paragraph 1 of Schedule 9(8) to that Act (order requiring discontinuance of mineral working), including an order made under that paragraph by virtue of paragraph 11 of that Schedule (default powers of Secretary of State), which grants planning permission,

or confirming any such order under section 103 of that Act;

(f) directing under—

(i) section 141(3) of that Act (action by Secretary of State in relation to purchase notice), or

(ii) section 35(5) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990(9) (action by Secretary of State in relation to listed building purchase notice),

that if an application is made for planning permission it shall be granted.

(2) Regulations 48 and 49 (requirement to consider effect on [F3 European sites in Great Britain and European offshore marine sites]) apply, in Scotland, in relation to–

(a) granting planning permission on an application under Part III of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972(10);

(b) granting planning permission, or upholding a decision of the planning authority to grant planning permission (whether or not subject to the same conditions and limitations as those imposed by the local planning authority), on determining an appeal under section 33 (appeals) of that Act in respect of such an application;

(c) granting planning permission under—

(i) section 172(2) of that Act (action by Secretary of State in relation to purchase notice),

(ii) section 85(5)(11) of that Act (powers of Secretary of State on appeal against enforcement notice), or

(iii) section 91(3)(12) of that Act as originally enacted (powers of Secretary of State on reference or appeal as to established use certificate);

(d) directing under section 37(1)(13) (development with government authorisation) of that Act, or under F4 ... that planning permission shall be deemed to be granted;

(e) making an order under section 49(14) of that Act (order requiring discontinuance of use or removal of buildings or works), including an order made under that section by virtue of section 260 (default powers of Secretary of State), which grants planning permission, or confirming any such order;

(f) directing under—

(i) section 172(3) of that Act (powers of Secretary of State in relation to purchase notice), or

(ii) paragraph 2(6) of Schedule 17 to that Act (powers of Secretary of State in relation to listed building purchase notice),

that if an application is made for planning permission it shall be granted.

(3) Where regulations 48 and 49 apply, the competent authority may, if they consider that any adverse effects of the plan or project on the integrity of a European site [F5 or European offshore marine site] would be avoided if the planning permission were subject to conditions or limitations, grant planning permission or, as the case may be, take action which results in planning permission being granted or deemed to be granted subject to those conditions or limitations.

(4) Where regulations 48 and 49 apply, [F6 planning permission in principle] shall not be granted unless the competent authority are satisfied (whether by reason of the conditions and limitations to which the [F6 planning permission in principle] is to be made subject, or otherwise) that no development likely adversely to affect the integrity of a European site [F7 or European offshore marine site] could be carried out under the permission, whether before or after obtaining [F8 any approval, consent or agreement required by a condition imposed on the grant of the permission].

[F9 In this paragraph “planning permission in principle” has the same meaning as in section 59 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997].

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in reg. 54(1) substituted (E.W.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), regs. 2(1), 5(29)(a) (with reg. 9)

F3 Words in reg. 54(2) substituted (S.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), regs. 2(1), 5(29)(b) (with reg. 9)

F4 Words in reg. 54(2)(d) revoked (1.4.2010) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/490), regs. 1(2), 133(2)(b) (with regs. 125, 134)

F5 Words in reg. 54(3) inserted (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), regs. 2(1), 5(29)(c) (with reg. 9)

F6 Words in reg. 54(4) substituted (S.) (3.8.2009) by The Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (Development Management and Appeals) (Saving, Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/222), arts. 1(1), 14(2)(a)

F7 Words in reg. 54(4) inserted (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), regs. 2(1), 5(29)(d) (with reg. 9)

F8 Words in reg. 54(4) substituted (S.) (3.8.2009) by The Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (Development Management and Appeals) (Saving, Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/222), arts. 1(1), 14(2)(b)

F9 Words in reg. 54(4) substituted (S.) (3.8.2009) by The Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (Development Management and Appeals) (Saving, Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/222), arts. 1(1), 14(2)(c)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 54 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)

Planning permission: duty to review E+W+S

55.— (1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, regulations 50 and 51 (requirement to review certain decisions and consents, &c.) apply to any planning permission or deemed planning permission, unless–

(a) the development to which it related has been completed, or

(b) it was granted subject to a condition as to the time within which the development to which it related was to be begun and that time has expired without the development having been begun, or

(c) it was granted for a limited period and that period has expired.

(2) Regulations 50 and 51 do not apply to planning permission granted or deemed to have been granted–

(a) by a development order (but see regulations 60 to 64 below);

(b) by virtue of the adoption of a simplified planning zone scheme or of alterations to such a scheme (but see regulation 65 below);

(c) by virtue of the taking effect of an order designating an enterprise zone under Schedule 32 to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980(15), or by virtue of the approval of a modified enterprise zone scheme (but see regulation 66 below).

(3) Planning permission deemed to be granted by virtue of–

(a) a direction under section 90(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or section 37(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 in respect of development for which an authorisation has been granted under section 1 or 3 of the Pipe–lines Act 1962(16),

(b) a direction under section 5(1) of the Pipe–lines Act 1962,

(c) a direction under section 90(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or section 37(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 in respect of development for which a consent has been given under section 36 or 37 of the Electricity Act 1989,

(d) a direction under section 90(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or paragraph 7 of Schedule 8 to the Electricty Act 1989, or

(e) a direction under section 90(2A) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (which relates to development in pursuance of an order under section 1 or 3 of the Transport and Works Act 1992(17)),

shall be reviewed in accordance with the following provisions of this Part in conjunction with the review of the underlying authorisation, consent or order.

(4) In the case of planning permission deemed to have been granted in any other case by a direction under section 90(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or section 37(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972, the local planning authority shall–

(a) identify any such permission which they consider falls to be reviewed under regulations 50 and 51, and

(b) refer the matter to the government department which made the direction;

and the department shall, if it aggrees that the planning permission does fall to be so reviewed, thereupon review the direction in accordance with those regulations.

(5) Save as otherwise expressly provided, regulations 50 and 51 do not apply to planning permission granted or deemed to be granted by a public general Act of Parliament.

(6) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), where planning permission granted by the Secretary of State falls to be reviewed under regulations 50 and 51–

(a) it shall be reviewed by the local planning authority, and

(b) the power conferred by section 97 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (revocation or modification of planning permission) shall be exercisable by that authority as in relation to planning permission granted on an application under Part III of that Act.

In a non–metropolitan county in England F10 ... the function of reviewing any such planning permission shall be exercised by the district planning authority unless it relates to a county matter (within the meaning of Schedule 1 to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) in which case it shall be exercised by the county planning authority.

Textual Amendments

F10 Words in reg. 55(6) omitted (E.W.) (1.4.1996) by virtue of The Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Consequential Amendments) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/525), arts. 1, 3, Sch. para. 18(4)

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 55 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)

Planning permission: consideration on review E+W+S

56.— (1) In reviewing any planning permission or deemed planning permission in pursuance of regulations 50 and 51, the competent authority shall, in England and Wales–

(a) consider whether any adverse effects could be overcome by planning obligations under section 106(18) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 being entered into, and

(b) if they consider that those effects could be so overcome, invite those concerned to enter into such obligations;

and so far as the adverse effects are not thus overcome the authority shall make such order under section 97 of that Act (power to revoke or modify planning permission), or under section 102 of or paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 to that Act (order requiring discontinuance of use, &c.), as may be required.

(2) In reviewing any planning permission or deemed planning permission in pursuance of regulations 50 and 51, the competent authority shall, in Scotland–

(a) consider whether any adverse effects could be overcome by an agreement under section 50 (agreements regulating development or use of land) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 being entered into, and

(b) if they consider that those effects could be so overcome, invite those concerned to enter into such an agreement;

and so far as the adverse effects are not thus overcome, the authority shall make such order under section 42 of that Act(19) (power to revoke or modify planning permission), or under section 49 of that Act(20) (orders requiring discontinuance of use, &c.) as may be required.

(3) Where the authority ascertain that the carrying out or, as the case may be, the continuation of the development would adversely affect the integrity of a European site [F11 or European offshore marine site], they nevertheless need not proceed under regulations 50 and 51 if and so long as they consider that there is no likelihood of the development being carried out or continued.

Textual Amendments

F11 Words in reg. 56(3) inserted (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), regs. 2(1), 5(30) (with reg. 9)

Commencement Information

I3 Reg. 56 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)

Effect of orders made on review: England and Wales E+W+S

F1 57.   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Effect of orders made on review: Scotland E+W+S

58.— (1) An order under section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (power to revoke or modify planning permission) made pursuant to regulation 55 shall take effect upon service of the notices required by subsection (3) of that section or, where there is more than one such notice and those notices are served at different times, upon the service of the last such notice to be served.

(2) Where the Secretary of State determines not to confirm such an order, the order shall cease to have effect from the time of that determination, and the permission revoked or modified by the order shall thereafter have effect as if the order had never been made, and–

(a) any period specified in the permission for the taking of any action, being a period which had not expired prior to the date upon which the order took effect under paragraph (1) above, shall be extended by a period equal to that during which the order had effect; and

(b) there shall be substituted for any date specified in the permission as being a date by which any action should be taken, not being a date falling prior to that date upon which the order took effect under paragraph (1) above, such date as post– dates the specified date by a period equal to that during which the order had effect.

(3) An order under section 49 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (order requiring discontinuance of use, &c.) made pursuant to regulation 55 shall, insofar as it requires the discontinuance of a use of land or imposes conditions upon the continuance of a use of land, take effect upon service of the notices required by subsection (5) of that section or, where there is more than one such notice and those notices are served at different times, upon service of the last such notice to be served.

(4) Where the Secretary of State determines not to confirm any such order, the order shall cease to have effect from the time of that determination and the use which by the order was discontinued or upon whose continuance conditions were imposed–

(a) may thereafter be continued as if the order had never been made, and

(b) shall be treated for the purposes of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 as if it had continued without interruption throughout the period during which the order had effect.

(5) An order under section 42 of that Act (power to modify or revoke planning permission) made in pursuance of regulation 55 shall not affect so much of the development authorised by the permission as was carried out prior to the site becoming a European site or, if later, the commencement of these Regulations.

(6) An order under section 49 of that Act (order requiring discontinuance of use, &c.) made in pursuance of regulation 55 above shall not affect any use made of the land prior to the site becoming a European site [F12 or European offshore marine site] or, if later, the commencement of these Regulations.

Textual Amendments

F12 Words in reg. 58(6) inserted (S.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), regs. 2(1), 5(32) (with reg. 9)

Commencement Information

I4 Reg. 58 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)

Planning permission: supplementary provisions as to compensation E+W+S

59.   –

(1) Where the Secretary of State determines not to confirm–

(a) an order under section 97 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (revocation or modification of planning permission) which has taken effect under regulation 57(1), or

(b) an order under section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (revocation or modification of planning permission) which has taken effect under regulation 58(1),

and claim for compensation under section 107 of the Act of 1990 or section 153 of the Act of 1972 shall be limited to any loss or damage directly attributable to the permission being suspended or temporarily modified for the duration of the period between the order so taking effect and the Secretary of State determining not to confirm the order.

(2) Where the Secretary of State determines not to confirm–

(a) an order under section 102 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (order requiring discontinuance of use, &c.) which has taken effect under regulation 57(3) above, or

(b) an order under section 49 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (order requiring discontinuance of use, &c.) which has taken effect under regulation 58(3) above,

any claim for compensation under section 115 of the Act of 1990 or section 159 of the Act of 1972 shall be limited to any loss or damage directly attributable to any right to continue a use of the land being, by virtue of the order, suspended or subject to conditions for the duration of the period between the order so taking effect and the Secretary of State determining not to confirm the order.

(3) Where compensation is payable in respect of–

(a) an order under section 97 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, or

(b) any order mentioned in section 115(1) of that Act (compensation in respect of orders under s.102, &c.), or to which that section applies by virtue of section 115(5),

and the order has been made pursuant to regulation 50, the question as to the amount of the compensation shall be referred, by the authority liable to pay the compensation, to and be determined by the [F13 Upper Tribunal] unless and to the extent that in any particular case the Secretary of State has indicated in writing that such a reference and determination may be dispensed with.

(4) Where compensation is payable in respect of–

(a) an order under section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (revocation or modification of planning permission), or

(b) any order mentioned in section 153(1) of that Act (compensation in respect of orders under s.49),

and the order has been made pursuant to regulation 50, the question as to the amount of the compensation shall be referred, by the authority liable to pay the compensation, to and be determined by the Lands Tribunal for Scotland unless and to the extent that in any particular case the Secretary of State has indicated in writing that such a reference and determination may be dispensed with.

Textual Amendments

F13 Words in reg. 59(3) substituted (1.6.2009) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions (Lands Tribunal and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1307), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 47 (with Sch. 5)

Commencement Information

I5 Reg. 59 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)

General development orders E+W+S

60.— (1) It shall be a condition of any planning permission granted by a general development order, whether made before or after the commencement of these Regulations, that development which–

(a) is likely to have a significant effect on a European site in Great Britian [F14 or a European offshore marine site] (either alone or in combination with other plans or projects), and

(b) is not directly connected with or necessary to the management of the site,

shall not be begun until the developer has received written notification of the approval of the local planning authority under regulation 62.

(2) It shall be a condition of any planning permission granted by a general development order made before the commencement of these Regulations that development which–

(a) is likely to have a significant effect on a European site in Great Britain (either alone or in combination with other plans or projects), and

(b) is not directly connected with or necessary to the management of the site,

and which was begun but not completed before the commencement of these Regulations, shall not be continued until the developer has received written notification of the approval of the local planning authority under regulation 62.

(3) Nothing in this regulation shall affect anything done before the commencement of these Regulations.

Textual Amendments

F14 Words in reg. 60(1)(a) inserted (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), regs. 2(1), 5(33) (with reg. 9)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Reg. 60 excluded (31.10.2002) by The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Harbour Revision Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2618), arts. 1, 17

C2 Reg. 60 excluded (30.8.2004) by The Associated British Ports (Immingham Outer Harbour) Harbour Revision Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/2190), arts. 1, 18 (with art. 20)

C3 Reg. 60 excluded (12.10.2006) by The Humber Sea Terminal (Phase III) Harbour Revision Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2604), arts. 1(1), 19(1) (with art. 19(2))

C4 Reg. 60 excluded (19.3.2010) by The Portland Harbour Revision Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/703), arts. 1(1), 17(1) (with art. 17(2))

C5 Reg. 60 excluded (19.8.2014) by The Port of Ardersier Harbour Revision Order 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/224), arts. 1(1), 33(1) (with arts. 31, 32, 33(2), 34)

Commencement Information

I6 Reg. 60 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)

General development orders: opinion of appropriate nature conservation body E+W+S

61.— (1) Where it is intended to carry out development in reliance on the permission granted by a general development order, application may be made in writing to the appropriate nature conservation body for their opinion whether the development is likely to have such an effect as is mentioned in regulation 60(1)(a) or (2)(a).

The application shall give details of the development which is intended to be carried out.

(2) On receiving such an application, the appropriate nature conservation body shall consider whether the development is likely to have such an effect.

(3) Where they consider that they have sufficient information to conclude that the development will, or will not, have such an effect, they shall in writing notify the applicant and the local planning authority of their opinion.

(4) If they consider that they have insufficient information to reach either of those conclusions, they shall notify the applicant in writing indicating in what respects they consider the information insufficient; and the applicant may supply further information with a view to enabling them to reach a decision on the application.

(5) The opinion of the appropriate nature conservation body, notified in accordance with paragraph (3), that the development is not likely to have such an effect as is mentioned in regulation 60(1)(a) or (2)(a) shall be conclusive of that question for the purpose of reliance on the planning permission granted by a general development order.

Commencement Information

I7 Reg. 61 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)

General development orders: approval of local planning authority E+W+S

62.— (1) Where it is intended to carry out development in reliance upon the permission granted by a general development order, application may be made in writing to the local planning authority for their approval.

(2) The application shall–

(a) give details of the development which is intended to be carried out; and

(b) be accompanied by–

(i) a copy of any relevant notification by the appropriate nature conservation body under regulation 61, and

(ii) any fee required to be paid.

(3) For the purposes of their consideration of the application the local planning authority shall assume that the development is likely to have such an effect as is mentioned in regulation 60(1)(a) or (2)(a).

(4) The authority shall send a copy of the application to the appropriate nature conservation body and shall take account of any representations made by them.

(5) If in their representations the appropriate nature conservation body state their opinion that the development is not likely to have such an effect as is mentioned in regulation 60(1)(a) or (2)(a), the local planning authority shall send a copy of the representations to the applicant; and the sending of that copy shall have the same effect as a notification by the appropriate nature conservation body of its opinion under regulation 61(3).

(6) In any other case [F15 in which the application has been sent to the appropriate nature conservation body,] the local planning authority shall, taking account of any representations made by the appropriate nature conservation body, make an appropriate assessment of the implications of the development for the European site [F16 or European offshore marine site] in view of that site’s conservation objectives.

In the light of the conclusions of the assessment the authority shall approve the development only after having ascertained that it will not adversely affect the integrity of the site.

Textual Amendments

F15 Words in reg. 62(6) inserted (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), regs. 2(1), 5(34)(a) (with reg. 9)

F16 Words in reg. 62(6) inserted (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), regs. 2(1), 5(34)(b) (with reg. 9)

Commencement Information

I8 Reg. 62 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)

General development orders: supplementary E+W+S

63.— (1) The local planning authority for the purposes of regulations 60 to 62 shall be the authority to whom an application for approval under regulation 62 would fall to be made if it were an application for planning permission.

(2) The fee payable in connection with an application for such approval is–

(a) £25 in the case of applications made before 3rd January 1995, and

(b) £30 in the case of applications made on or after that date.

(3) Approval required by regulation 60 shall be treated–

(a) for the purposes of the provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(21), or the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972(22), relating to appeals, as approval required by a condition imposed on a grant of planning permission; and

(b) for the purposes of the provisions of any general development order relating to the time within which notice of a decision should be made, as approval required by a condition attached to a grant of planning permission.

Commencement Information

I9 Reg. 63 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)

Special development orders E+W+S

64.— (1) A special development order made after the commencement of these Regulations may not grant planning permission for development which–

(a) is likely to have a significant effect on a European site in Great Britain (either alone or in combination with other plans or projects), and

(b) is not directly connected with or necessary to the management of the site;

and any such order made before the commencement of these Regulations shall, on and after that date, cease to have effect to grant such permission, whether or not the development authorised by the permission has been begun.

(2) Nothing in [F17 paragraph (1)] shall affect anything done before the commencement of these Regulations.

[F18 (3) A special development order made on or after 21st August 2007 may not grant planning permission for development which is likely to have a significant effect on a European offshore marine site (either alone or in combination with other plans or projects).]

Textual Amendments

F17 Words in reg. 64(2) substituted (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), regs. 2(1), 5(35)(a) (with reg. 9)

F18 Reg. 64(3) inserted (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), regs. 2(1), 5(35)(b) (with reg. 9)

Commencement Information

I10 Reg. 64 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)

Local development orders E+W

F1 64A.   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Simplified planning zones E+W+S

65.   The adoption or approval of a simplified planning zone scheme after the commencement of these Regulations shall not have effect to grant planning permission for development which–

(a) is likely to have a significant effect on a European site in Great Britain (either alone or in combination with other plans or projects), and

(b) is not directly connected with or necessary to the management of the site;

and every simplified planning zone scheme already in force shall cease to have effect to grant such permission, whether or not the development authorised by the permission has been begun.

Commencement Information

I11 Reg. 65 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)

[F19 Simplified planning zones and European offshore marine sites E+W+S

65A.   The adoption or approval of a simplified planning zone scheme on or after 21st August 2007 shall not have effect to grant planning permission for development which is likely to have a significant effect on a European offshore marine site (either alone or in combination with other plans or projects).]

Textual Amendments

F19 Reg. 65A inserted (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), regs. 2(1), 5(37) (with reg. 9)

Enterprise zones E+W+S

66.   An order designating an enterprise zone, or the approval of a modified scheme, if made or given after the commencement of these Regulations, shall not have effect to grant planning permission for development which–

(a) is likely to have a significant effect on a European site in Great Britain (either alone or in combination with other plans or projects), and

(b) is not directly connected with or necessary to the management of the site;

and where the order or approval was made or given before that date, the permission granted by virtue of the taking effect of the order or the modifications shall, from that date, cease to have effect to grant planning permission for such development, whether or not the development authorised by the permission has been begun.

Commencement Information

I12 Reg. 66 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)

[F20 Enterprise zones and European offshore marine sites E+W+S

66A.   An order designating an enterprise zone, or the approval of a modified scheme, if made or given on or after 21st August 2007, shall not have effect to grant planning permission for development which is likely to have a significant effect on a European offshore marine site (either alone or in combination with other plans or projects).]

Textual Amendments

F20 Reg. 66A inserted (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), regs. 2(1), 5(38) (with reg. 9)

Simplified planning zones and enterprise zones: supplementary provisions as to compensation E+W+S

67.— (1) Where in England and Wales–

(a) planning permission is withdrawn by regulation 65 or 66, and

(b) development authorised by the permission had been begun but not completed before the commencement of these Regulations, and

(c) on an application made under Part III of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 before the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the date of commencement of these Regulations, planning permission for the development is refused or is granted subject to conditions other than those imposed by the scheme,

section 107(1)(a) of that Act (compensation in repsect of abortive expenditure) shall apply as if the permission granted by the scheme had been granted by the local planning authority under Part III of that Act and had been revoked or modified by an order under section 97 of that Act.

(2) Where in Scotland–

(a) planning permission is withdrawn by regulation 65 or 66, and

(b) development authorised by the permission had been begun but not completed before the commencement of these Regulations, and

(c) on an application made under Part III of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 before the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the date of commencement of these Regulations, planning permission for the development is refused or is granted subject to conditions other than those imposed by the scheme,

section 153(1)(a) of that Act (compensation in respect of abortive expenditure) shall apply as if the permission granted by the scheme had been granted by the local planning authority under Part III of that Act and had been revoked or modified by an order under section 42 of that Act.

(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) above do not apply in relation to planning permission for the development of operational land by statutory undertakers.

Commencement Information

I13 Reg. 67 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)

Grant of development consent E+W+S

F21 67A.   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F21 Reg. 67A revoked (1.4.2010) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/490), regs. 1(2), 133(2)(c) (with regs. 125, 134)

Development consent: review E+W+S

F22 67B.   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F22 Reg. 67B revoked (1.4.2010) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/490), regs. 1(2), 133(2)(c) (with regs. 125, 134)

[F23 Interpretation E+W+S

68.— (1)  Regulations 54 to 67 shall be construed—

(a) in England and Wales, as one with the Town and Country Planning Act 1990; and

(b) in Scotland, as one with the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.

F24 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]]

Textual Amendments

F23 Reg. 68 substituted (1.10.2009) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2438), regs. 1(1), 6(2)

F24 Reg. 68(2) revoked (1.4.2010) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/490), regs. 1(2), 133(2)(c) (with regs. 125, 134)

Commencement Information

I14 Reg. 68 in force at 30.10.1994, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

1990 c. 8.

(2)

Section 78 was amended by section 17(2) of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34).

(3)

Section 177(1)(a) was substituted by paragraph 24(1)(a) of Schedule 7 to the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34).

(4)

Section 196(5) was repealed by paragraph 33(e) of Schedule 7 to the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34), but that repeal does not apply to appeals arising out of applications made under section 192(1) (as originally enacted) before 27th July 1992.

(5)

Section 90(2A) was inserted by section 16(1) of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42).

(6)

1962 c. 58.

(7)

Section 102 was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 1, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7, to the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34).

(8)

Paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 was amended by paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34).

(9)

1990 c. 9.

(10)

1972 c. 52.

(11)

Section 85(5) was amended by paragraph 20 of Schedule 13 to, and Part IV of Schedule 19 to the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34).

(12)

Section 91(3) was repealed by paragraph 26(b) of Schedule 13 to the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34), but that repeal does not apply to appeals arising out of applications made under section 90(2) (as originally enacted) before 25th September 1992.

(13)

Section 37(1) was amended by Part I of Schedule 4 to the Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 43).

(14)

Section 49 was amended by section 172(2) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), sections 26 and 35 of the Town and Country Planning (Minerals) Act 1981 (c. 36) and paragraph 5 of Schedule 8, and paragraph 16 of Schedule 13, to the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34).

(15)

1980 c. 65.

(16)

1962 c. 58.

(17)

1992 c. 42.

(18)

Section 106 was substituted by section 12(1) of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34).

(19)

Section 42 was amended by section 172(2) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65) and sections 26 and 35 of the Town and Country Planning (Minerals) Act 1981 (c. 36).

(20)

Section 49 was amended by section 172(2) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), sections 26 and 35 of the Town and Country Planning (Minerals) Act 1981 (c. 36) and paragraph 5 of Schedule 8, and paragraph 16 of Schedule 13 to the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34).

(21)

1990 c. 8.

(22)

1972 c. 52.