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 HL Bill 10–EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
The Lord Rooker 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.

HL Bill 10 53/3

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill

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
Planning contribution
46
Planning contribution
47
Planning contribution: regulations
48
Planning contribution: Wales
Miscellaneous
49
Appeal made: functions of local planning authority
50
Duration of permission and consent
51
Fees and charges
52
Duty to respond to consultation
53
Time in which Secretary of State to take decisions
Part 5
Correction of errors
54
Correction of errors in decisions
55
Correction notice
56
Effect of correction
57
Supplementary

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Part 6
Wales
Spatial plan
58
Wales Spatial Plan
Survey
59
Survey
Plans
60
Local development plan
61
Preparation requirements
62
Independent examination
63
Intervention by Assembly
64
Withdrawal of local development plan
65
Adoption of local development plan
66
Revocation of local development plan
67
Review of local development plan
68
Revision of local development plan
69
Assembly’s default power
70
Joint local development plans
Miscellaneous
71
Exclusion of certain representations
72
Urban development corporations
73
Guidance
74
Annual monitoring report
General
75
Regulations
76
Interpretation
Part 7
Crown application of planning Acts
Chapter 1
England and Wales
Crown application
77
Crown application of planning Acts
National security
78
Special provision relating to national security
79
Special provision relating to national security: Wales

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Urgent development and works
80
Urgent Crown development
81
Urgent works relating to Crown land
Enforcement
82
Enforcement in relation to Crown land
Trees
83
Tree preservation orders: Forestry Commissioners
84
Trees in conservation areas: acts of Crown
Miscellaneous
85
Old mining permissions
86
Subordinate legislation
87
Crown application: transitional
Chapter 2
Scotland
Crown application
88
Crown application of Scottish planning Acts
National security
89
Special provision for certain circumstances where disclosure of information
as to national security may occur: Scotland
Urgent development and works
90
Urgent Crown development: Scotland
91
Urgent works relating to Crown land: Scotland
Enforcement
92
Enforcement in relation to Crown land: Scotland
Trees
93
Tree preservation orders: Scotland
94
Trees in conservation areas in Scotland: acts of Crown
Miscellaneous
95
Old mining permissions: Scotland
96
Subordinate legislation: Scotland

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Part 8
Compulsory purchase
Acquisition of land for development
97
Compulsory acquisition of land for development etc
Authorisation of compulsory acquisition
98
Procedure for authorisation by authority other than a Minister
99
Procedure for authorisation by a Minister
100
Confirmation by acquiring authority
Valuation date
101
Assessment of compensation: valuation date
Advance payments
102
Compensation: advance payments to mortgagees
Information
103
Power to require information
Loss payments
104
Basic loss payment
105
Occupier’s loss payment
106
Loss payments: exclusions
107
Loss payments: supplementary
Part 9
Miscellaneous and general
Crown
108
Crown
Miscellaneous
109
Validity of strategies, plans and documents
110
Examinations
111
Grants for advice and assistance
112
Isles of Scilly
113
Interpretation
General
114
Amendments
115
Transitionals
116
Repeals

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