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Displaying 481 - 485 of 782Town and Country Planning (Modification and Discharge of Planning Obligations) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 147 of 2013).
These Regulations amend, with respect to England, the Town and Country Planning (Modification and Discharge of Planning Obligations) Regulations 1992 by inserting a new regulation 2A prescribing the "relevant period" (for purposes of section 106A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) after which applications to modify or discharge planning obligations entered into on or before 6 April 2010 can be made. Section 106A enables a person against whom a planning obligation is enforceable to apply to the local planning authority to have the obligation modified or discharged.
Town and Country Planning (Modification and Discharge of Planning Obligations) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 2832 of 1992).
These Regulations implement sections 106A and 106B of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. These sections enable a person against whom a planning obligation is enforceable to apply to the local planning authority to have the obligation modified or discharged and provides for an appeal to the Secretary of State if such an application is refused or not determined.
Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 3109 of 2012).
This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010 in articles 4, 10 and 29 so as to simplify requirements for applications which seek permission of a proposed development in principle (“outline applications”) and for future applications for development permission.
Amends: Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 2184 of 2010). (2010-09-08)
Cairngorms National Park Designation, Transitional and Consequential Provisions (Scotland) Order 2003 (S.S.I. No. 1 of 2003).
This Order designates an area (as specified) as the Cairngorms National Park and establishes a National Park Authority for the Park. It also transfers functions of planning authorities under the Town and County Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 in relation to local plans to the Authority and assigns other (planning) powers to the Authority. It also requires local authorities to assist the National Park Authority in discharging any function transferred by the Order.
Town and Country Planning (Compensation) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (W.S.I. 2319 (W. 253) of 2012).
These Regulations prescribe for Wales types of development for the purposes of section 108(2A) and (3C) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, which limits the circumstances in which compensation is payable for withdrawal or refusal of a planning permission in accordance with section 108.