2009 No. 1303 (C. 70)
Town And Country Planning, England
The Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2009
Made 20th May 2009

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 241(3) and (8) of the Planning Act 2008, makes the following Order:
2008 c. 29.

1 Citation and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2009.
2 In this Order—
“the Act” means the Planning Act 2008.

2 Provisions coming into force on 23rd June 2009 in relation to England
The following provisions of the Act (so far as they are not yet in force) shall come into force, in relation to England on 23rd June 2009—.
(a) sections 188 and
(b) section 238 and Schedule 13, so far as they give effect to the repeals specified in the Schedule to this Order.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Iain Wright Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Communities and Local Government 20th May 2009

SCHEDULE Repeals (England)
Article 2
Reference	Extent of Repeal
Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c.8)	Section 61A(1)
	In Schedule 4A, paragraph 2(4) and (5)

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order brings into force, on 23rd June 2009, the following provisions of the Planning Act 2008, in relation to England, so far as they are not already in force —
section 188 (local development orders: removal of requirement to implement policies); and
section 238 and Schedule 13 so far as they give effect to the repeals specified in the Schedule to this Order, which relate to local development orders.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
This following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by the Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No.1 and Savings) Order 2009, which came into force on 6th April 2009.
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Sections 5 to 12 (so far as not already in force)	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 13 as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 175 partially as to England and Wales, (so far as it is not already in force)	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 176 partially as to Scotland	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 177 as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 178 as to Scotland	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 179 as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 180 to 182 as to England and Wales (so far as not already in force)	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 183 as to England	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 184 as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 185 as to England	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 187 and paragraphs 1, 2(1) and (2), 3(1), (2) and (4) and 4 to 6 of Schedule 7 as to England	6th April 2009	2009/400
Paragraphs 2(3) and (4) and 3(3) of Schedule 7 as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 191(1) and (3) as to England	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 191(2) as to Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 194 and paragraphs 1 to 4 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 as to England and Wales (so far as not already in force)	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 195 as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 196 and paragraphs 1, 3 to 6, and 10 to 14 of Schedule 10 partially as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 197 and Schedule 11, section 198 and 199 as to England (so far as not already in force)	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 206 partially as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 211(7) as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 224(1) and (4) as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 238 and Schedule 13 partially as to England and Wales	6th April 2009	2009/400
Section 238 and Schedule 13 partially as to England	6th April 2009	2009/400