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The Strategic Planning (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026

S.I. 2026/1164 · Made 4 November 2026

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TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, ENGLAND

Made 4th November 2026

Laid before Parliament 5th November 2026

Coming into force 26th November 2026

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 335(2)(b) and (d) and (7)(a), 343(1)(c) and 420(1)(b) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999f1, section 39A(6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004f2, section 109(3) of the Localism Act 2011f3 and section 58(4) of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025f4.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1999 c. 29. Section 335(2) was amended by section 228(2) of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).

f2

2004 c. 5. Section 39A was inserted by section 100 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55). Section 122(1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5) provides that a power to prescribe is a power to prescribe by regulations, exercisable by the Secretary of State in relation to England.

f3

2011 c. 20.

f4

2025 c. 34.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Revocation of the Regional Strategy for Yorkshire and Humber
  3. 3Revocation of certain instruments
  4. 4Amendment to the Town and Country Planning (London Spatial Development Strategy) Regulations 2000
  5. 5Amendment to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011
  6. 6Amendments to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2016
  7. 7Amendments to the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017
  8. 8Amendments to the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017
  9. 9Amendments to the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning, Development Management Procedure, Listed Buildings etc.) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
  10. 10Amendments to the North East Mayoral Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2024
  11. 11Amendments to the Requirement to Assist with Certain Plan Making (Prescribed Public Bodies) (England) Regulations 2026
  12. Signature
  13. Schedule: Revocations
  14. 1Paragraph 1
  15. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Strategic Planning (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on 26th November 2026.

(3)

These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

2Revocation of the Regional Strategy for Yorkshire and Humber

The Regional Strategy for Yorkshire and Humber is revoked to the extent that it has not already been revokedf1.

3Revocation of certain instruments

The instruments listed in the Schedule are revoked.

4Amendment to the Town and Country Planning (London Spatial Development Strategy) Regulations 2000

In the Town and Country Planning (London Spatial Development Strategy) Regulations 2000f1, omit Part 5 (coronavirus: temporary modifications).

5Amendment to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011

In the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011f1, in Schedule 1 (constitution), in paragraph 3 (proceedings), omit sub-paragraph (2A).

6Amendments to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2016

(2)

Omit article 3 (spatial development strategy).

(3)

Omit article 4 (adaptation of enactments in consequence of article 3).

(4)

In article 15 (general functions of the GMCA exercisable only by the Mayor)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)(b), omit paragraph (i);

(b)

omit paragraph (4).

(5)

Omit Schedule 1 (spatial development strategy).

7Amendments to the West of England Combined Authority Order 2017

(1)

The West of England Combined Authority Order 2017f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

Omit article 10 (spatial development strategy).

(3)

Omit article 11 (adaptation of enactments in consequence of article 10).

(4)

In article 22(1)(b) (general functions of the Combined Authority exercisable only by the Mayor), omit paragraph (ii).

(5)

In Schedule 1 (constitution), in paragraph 4, omit sub-paragraph (7).

(6)

Omit Schedule 2 (spatial development strategy).

8Amendments to the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017

(2)

Omit article 3 (spatial development strategy).

(3)

Omit article 4 (adaptation of enactments in consequence of article 3).

(4)

In article 19 (general functions of the Combined Authority exercisable only by the Mayor)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)(b), omit paragraph (ii);

(b)

omit paragraph (3).

(5)

Omit Schedule 1 (spatial development strategy).

9Amendments to the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning, Development Management Procedure, Listed Buildings etc.) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

(2)

Omit regulation 2 (amendment to the Town and Country Planning (London Spatial Development Strategy) Regulations 2000).

(3)

Omit regulation 4 (amendment to the Combined Authorities (Spatial Development Strategy) Regulations 2018).

10Amendments to the North East Mayoral Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2024

(2)

Omit article 37 (spatial development strategy).

(3)

Omit article 38 (adaptation of enactments in consequence of article 37).

(4)

In article 42(2) (functions), omit sub-paragraph (b).

(5)

In Schedule 1 (constitution), in paragraph 2—

(a)

omit sub-paragraph (7);

(b)

omit sub-paragraph (8).

(6)

Omit Schedule 5 (spatial development strategy).

11Amendments to the Requirement to Assist with Certain Plan Making (Prescribed Public Bodies) (England) Regulations 2026

In the Requirement to Assist with Certain Plan Making (Prescribed Public Bodies) (England) Regulations 2026f1, in regulation 2 (prescribed public bodies), in paragraph (2)—

(a)

in the definition of “the area to which the relevant plan relates”, at the end insert—

  1. (e)

    “in relation to a spatial development strategy under Part 8 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999f2, Greater London;

  2. (f)

    in relation to a spatial development strategy within the meaning of Part 1A of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004f3, the strategy areaf4;”;

(b)

in the definition of “relevant authority”, at the end insert—

  1. (f)

    “a strategic planning authorityf5;”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Matthew Pennycook

Minister of State

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

4th November 2026

1

The following instruments are revoked—

(a)

the Combined Authorities (Spatial Development Strategy) Regulations 2018f1;

(b)

the Combined Authorities (Spatial Development Strategy) (Amendment) Regulations 2018f2;

(c)

the Town and Country Planning (Spatial Development Strategy) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020f3.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke and amend secondary legislation relating to strategic planning.

Regulation 2 revokes the Regional Strategy for Yorkshire and Humber, in so far as it has not already been revoked.

Regulation 3 and the Schedule revoke—

  1. (a)

    the Combined Authorities (Spatial Development Strategy) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/827);

  2. (b)

    the Combined Authorities (Spatial Development) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/924);

  3. (c)

    the Town and Country Planning (Spatial Development Strategy) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/765) .

Regulation 4 amends the Town and Country Planning (London Spatial Development Strategy) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/1491) to remove out-of date provisions relating to the coronavirus pandemic.

Regulations 5 to 8 and 10 make revocations to secondary legislation that are consequential on the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (c. 34) (“the 2025 Act”). Section 58 of the 2025 Act inserts new Part 1A into the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5) (“the 2004 Act”). New Part 1A confers strategic planning functions on combined authorities, combined county authorities, upper-tier county councils and unitary authorities (known as “strategic planning authorities”) and requires these authorities to prepare a spatial development strategy. Regulations 5 to 8 and 10 revoke provisions in secondary legislation which duplicate and/or contradict the provisions regarding combined authorities’ strategic planning functions in the 2004 Act. The revocations apply to secondary legislation governing the following combined authorities—

  1. (a)

    the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (regulations 5 and 6);

  2. (b)

    the West of England Combined Authority (regulation 7);

  3. (c)

    the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (regulation 8);

  4. (d)

    the North East Mayoral Combined Authority (regulation 10)

Regulation 9 amends the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning, Development Management Procedure, Listed Buildings etc.) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1398) to remove out-of-date provisions relating to the coronavirus pandemic.

Regulation 11 amends the Requirement to Assist with Certain Plan Making (Prescribed Public Bodies) (England) Regulations 2026 to add strategic planning authorities to the list of bodies who can be subject to a notification under section 39A(1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5) requiring assistance in relation to the preparation of a relevant plan as defined in section 39A(5) of that Act.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. An impact assessment was prepared for the 2025 Act and can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/planning-and-infrastructure-bill-impact-assessment and can be inspected at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.