Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill

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Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill

EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, are
published separately as Bill 6–EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Mr Secretary Prescott has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill are
compatible with the Convention rights.

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Contents
Part 1
Regional functions
Spatial strategy
1
Regional Spatial Strategy
Planning bodies
2
Regional planning bodies
3
RPB: general functions
4
Assistance from certain local authorities
RSS revision
5
RSS: revision
6
RSS: Secretary of State’s functions
7
RSS: examination in public
8
RSS: further procedure
9
Secretary of State: additional powers
Supplementary
10
Regulations
11
Supplementary
Part 2
Local development
Survey
12
Survey of area
13
Survey of area: county councils

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Development schemes
14
Local development scheme
15
Minerals and waste development scheme
Documents
16
Local development documents
17
Statement of community involvement
18
Preparation of local development documents
19
Independent examination
20
Intervention by Secretary of State
21
Withdrawal of local development document
22
Adoption of local development documents
23
Conformity with regional strategy
24
Revocation of local development document
25
Revision of local development documents
26
Secretary of State’s default power
27
Joint local development documents
Joint committees
28
Joint committees
29
Joint committees: additional functions
30
Dissolution of joint committee
Miscellaneous
31
Exclusion of certain representations
32
Urban development corporations
33
Guidance
34
Annual monitoring report
General
35
Regulations
36
Interpretation
Part 3
Development
Development plan
37
Development plan
Sustainable development
38
Sustainable development

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Part 4
Development control
Local development orders
39
Local development orders
Revision of development orders
40
Effect of revision or revocation of development order on incomplete
development
Development principles
41
Statement of development principles
Applications
42
Applications for planning permission and certain consents
43
Power to decline to determine applications
Major infrastructure projects
44
Major infrastructure projects
Simplified planning zones
45
Simplified planning zones
Miscellaneous
46
Appeal made: functions of local planning authority
47
Duration of permission and consent
48
Fees and charges
49
Duty to respond to consultation
50
Time in which Secretary of State to take decisions
Part 5
Correction of errors
51
Correction of errors in decisions
52
Correction notice
53
Effect of correction
54
Supplementary
Part 6
Wales
Spatial plan
55
Wales Spatial Plan

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Survey
56
Survey
Plans
57
Local development plan
58
Preparation requirements
59
Independent examination
60
Intervention by Assembly
61
Withdrawal of local development plan
62
Adoption of local development plan
63
Revocation of local development plan
64
Review of local development plan
65
Revision of local development plan
66
Assembly’s default power
67
Joint local development plans
Miscellaneous
68
Exclusion of certain representations
69
Urban development corporations
70
Guidance
71
Annual monitoring report
General
72
Regulations
73
Interpretation
Part 7
Crown application of planning acts
Chapter 1
England and Wales
Crown application
74
Crown application of planning Acts
National security
75
Special provision relating to national security
76
Special provision relating to national security: Wales
Urgent development and works
77
Urgent Crown development
78
Urgent works relating to Crown land
Enforcement
79
Enforcement in relation to Crown land

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Trees
80
Tree preservation orders affecting land where Forestry Commissioners
interested
81
Trees in conservation areas: acts of Crown
Miscellaneous
82
Old mining permissions
83
Subordinate legislation
84
Crown application: transitional
Chapter 2
Scotland
Crown application
85
Crown application of Scottish planning Acts
National security
86
Special provision for certain circumstances where disclosure of information
as to national security may occur: Scotland
Urgent development and works
87
Urgent Crown development: Scotland
88
Urgent works relating to Crown land: Scotland
Enforcement
89
Enforcement in relation to Crown land: Scotland
Trees
90
Tree preservation orders affecting land where Forestry Commissioners
interested: Scotland
91
Trees in conservation areas in Scotland: acts of Crown
Miscellaneous
92
Old mining permissions: Scotland
93
Subordinate legislation: Scotland
Part 8
Compulsory purchase
Acquisition of land for development
94
Compulsory acquisition of land for development etc

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Authorisation of compulsory acquisition
95
Procedure for authorisation by authority other than a Minister
96
Procedure for authorisation by a Minister
97
Confirmation by acquiring authority
Valuation date
98
Assessment of compensation: valuation date
Information
99
Power to require information
Loss payments
100
Basic loss payment
101
Occupier’s loss payment
102
Loss payments: exclusions
103
Loss payments: supplementary
Part 9
Miscellaneous and general
Crown
104
Crown
Miscellaneous
105
Validity of strategies, plans and documents
106
Examinations
107
Grants for advice and assistance
108
Isles of Scilly
109
Interpretation
General
110
Amendments
111
Transitionals
112
Repeals
113
Commencement
114
Regulations and orders
115
Finance
116
Extent
117
Short Title
Schedule 1   —
Local development orders: procedure
Schedule 2   —
Timetable for decisions
Schedule 3   —
Crown application

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