{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-decisions-regulations-2010/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-decisions-regulations-2010/regulation-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/305",
  "legislation_title": "The Infrastructure Planning (Decisions) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-decisions-regulations-2010",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Hazardous substances",
  "text": "When deciding an application in respect of development that would involve the presence of a hazardous substance on, over or under land to which section 12(2B) of the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 applies (deemed hazardous substances consent: government authorisation) or for Scotland to which section 10(2B) of the Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Act 1997 applies, the Secretary of State must have regard to—\n(a) any current or contemplated use of the land to which the application relates;\n(b) the way in which other land in the vicinity is being used or is likely to be used; and\n(c) any planning permission or development consent that has been granted for development of that other land in the vicinity.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Regulations substituted (1.4.2012) by The Localism Act 2011(Infrastructure Planning) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2012 (revoked) 2012 (S.I. 2012/635), regs. 1(2), 8(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 6 in force at 1.3.2010, see reg. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c.10. Section 12(2B) was inserted by the Act, section 36 of and paragraphs 42, 45(1), (2) to the Planning Act 2008."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1997 c.10. Section 10(2B) was inserted by paragraphs 59 and 62(1) and (2) of Schedule 2 to the Planning Act 2008."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/305/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:53:14.971855+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}