{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-decisions-regulations-2010/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/305",
  "legislation_title": "The Infrastructure Planning (Decisions) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-decisions-regulations-2010",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“the Act” means the Planning Act 2008;\n“application” means an application under the Act for an order granting development consent;\n“conservation area” means an area for the time being designated under section 69 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (designation of conservation areas) , in Scotland under section 61 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservations Areas)(Scotland) Act 1997 and in Wales under section 158 of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023;\n“hazardous substances” are those defined as such by regulation 3 of the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 1992 and in Scotland by regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 1993;\n“listed building” has the same meaning as that given by section 1 of the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (listing of buildings of special architectural or historic interest) , in Scotland in section 1 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservations Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 and in Wales under section 76 of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023; and\n“scheduled monument” means a monument included in the schedule of monuments compiled by the Secretary of State under section 1 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and in Wales under section 3 of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 substituted (E.W.) (4.11.2024) by The Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (Consequential Provision) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/924), regs. 1(2), 48(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 inserted (E.W.) (4.11.2024) by The Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (Consequential Provision) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/924), regs. 1(2), 48(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 substituted (E.W.) (4.11.2024) by The Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (Consequential Provision) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/924), regs. 1(2), 48(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 inserted (E.W.) (4.11.2024) by The Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (Consequential Provision) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/924), regs. 1(2), 48(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 inserted (E.W.) (4.11.2024) by The Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (Consequential Provision) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/924), regs. 1(2), 48(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 2 in force at 1.3.2010, see reg. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c.9."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1992/656. Relevant amendments were made by S.I. 1999/981 and 2009/1901."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1993/323."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1979 c.46. Section 1 was amended by the National Heritage Act 1983 (c.47), section 33 and paragraph 25 of Schedule 4."
    }
  ],
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      "affecting_title": "The Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (Consequential Provision) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
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      "affecting_title": "The Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (Consequential Provision) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
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      "affecting_title": "The Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (Consequential Provision) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2024"
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/305/regulation/2",
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