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Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013

2013 c. 27 · Enacted 25 April 2013 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Sch. 3 para. 6(2)omittedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 414(b)
s. 5(2)omittedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 412
s. 5(3)omittedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 412
s. 5(5)omittedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 412
s. 5(6)(b)omittedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 412
s. 11(3)-(5)omittedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 413
Sch. 3 para. 3omittedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 414(a)

An Act to make provision in connection with facilitating or controlling the following, namely, the provision or use of infrastructure, the carrying-out of development, and the compulsory acquisition of land; to make provision about when rating lists are to be compiled; to make provision about the rights of employees of companies who agree to be employee shareholders; and for connected purposes.

[25th April 2013]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Promoting growth and facilitating provision of infrastructure, and related matters
  2. 1Option to make planning application directly to Secretary of State
  3. 2Planning proceedings: costs etc
  4. 3Compulsory purchase inquiries: costs
  5. 4Permitted development rights: prior approvals
  6. 5Local development orders: repeal of pre-adoption intervention powers
  7. 6Limits on power to require information with planning applications
  8. 7Modification or discharge of affordable housing requirements
  9. 8Disposals of land held for planning purposes
  10. 9Electronic communications code: the need to promote growth
  11. 10Periodic review of mineral planning permissions
  12. 11Stopping up and diversion of highways
  13. 12Stopping up and diversion of public paths
  14. 13Declarations negativing intention to dedicate way as highway
  15. 14Registration of town or village green: reduction of section 15(3)(c) period
  16. 15Registration of town or village green: statement by owner
  17. 16Restrictions on right to register land as town or village green
  18. 17Applications to amend registers: modification of power to provide for fees
  19. Other infrastructure provisions
  20. 18Power stations: repeal of requirements to give notice
  21. 19Conditions of licences under Gas Act 1986: payments to other licence-holders
  22. 20Variation of consents under Electricity Act 1989
  23. 21Consents under Electricity Act 1989: deemed planning permission
  24. 22Variation and replacement of pre-Planning Act 2008 consents
  25. 23Removal of Planning Act 2008 consent and certification requirements
  26. 24Special parliamentary procedure in cases under the Planning Act 2008
  27. 25Modifications of special parliamentary procedure in certain cases
  28. 26Bringing business and commercial projects within Planning Act 2008 regime
  29. 27Authorisation of road user charging under Planning Act 2008
  30. 28Delegation of planning functions by Mayor of London
  31. Economic measures
  32. 29Postponement of compilation of English rating lists to 2017
  33. 30Power to postpone compilation of Welsh rating lists Repealed
  34. 31Employee shareholders
  35. General provisions
  36. 32Orders
  37. 33Consequential amendments
  38. 34Financial provisions Not yet in force
  39. 35Commencement
  40. 36Short title and extent
  41. Schedule 1: Planning applications made to Secretary of State: further amendments
  42. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
  43. 1Paragraph 1
  44. 2Paragraph 2
  45. 3Paragraph 3
  46. 4Paragraph 4
  47. 5Paragraph 5
  48. 6Paragraph 6
  49. 7Paragraph 7
  50. 8Paragraph 8
  51. 9Paragraph 9
  52. 10Paragraph 10
  53. 11Paragraph 11
  54. Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5)
  55. 12Paragraph 12
  56. Schedule 2: Modification or discharge of affordable housing requirements: related amendments
  57. 1Paragraph 1
  58. 2Paragraph 2
  59. 3Paragraph 3
  60. 4Paragraph 4
  61. 5Paragraph 5
  62. 6Paragraph 6
  63. 7Paragraph 7
  64. 8Paragraph 8
  65. 9Paragraph 9
  66. 10Paragraph 10
  67. Schedule 3: Periodic review of mineral planning permissions
  68. 1Paragraph 1
  69. 2Paragraph 2
  70. 3Paragraph 3
  71. 4Paragraph 4
  72. 5Paragraph 5
  73. 6Paragraph 6
  74. 7Paragraph 7
  75. 8Paragraph 8
  76. 9Paragraph 9
  77. Schedule 4: New Schedule 1A to the Commons Act 2006
  78. Paragraph