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Displaying 441 - 445 of 782Town and Country Planning General (Amendment) (England) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 3006 of 1997).
These Regulations amend, in relation to England and Wales, regulations 14 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992 in relation to expenses for the recovery of land, which is in a condition adversely affecting the amenity of a neighbourhood. Under section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, a local planning authority may in certain circumstances serve a notice on the owner and occupier of such land, requiring steps to be taken within a specified period to remedy its condition.
Town and Country Planning (Public Path Orders) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 10 of 1993).
These Regulations provide a with respect to public path orders an order made under section 257 (footpaths and bridleways affected by development: orders by other authorities) or 258 (extinguishment of public rights of way over land held for planning purposes) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Town and Country Planning General (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 2145 of 2013).
These Regulations amend, in relation to England, the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992, by making provision for the Secretary of State to determine applications for planning permission made by an interested local planning authority for the development of land which relates solely to the demolition of an unlisted building in a conservation area and provide for the procedure to be followed on such applications.
Amends: Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 1492 of 1992). (1992-06-24)
Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Written Representations and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 2142 of 2013).
The Regulations concern relevant planning permission applications which based on written representations in accordance with section 62A and 319A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Those sections were inserted into the that Act by the Growth and Infrastructure Act, 2013. Section 62A provides for the designation of local planning authorities in accordance with criteria set by the Secretary of State. A new definition of " major developments" for purposes of these Regulations also includes waste development and minerals development.
Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Hearings) Rules 2013 (S.I. No. 2141 of 2013).
These Rules regulate the procedure to be followed for hearings in England caused by the Secretary of State to be held before he or an inspector determines applications made in relation to planning 6 permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Section 62A, which was inserted into the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 by the Growth and Infrastructure Act, 2013, provides for the designation of local planning authorities in accordance with criteria set by the Secretary of State.