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The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015

S.I. 2015/595 · Made 18 March 2015 · Extends to England and Wales

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Town And Country Planning, England

Made 18th March 2015

Laid before Parliament 24th March 2015

Coming into force 15th April 2015

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 55(2A) and (2B), 59, 61(1), 61A(5), 61W, 62, 65, 69, 71, 74, 74A, 77(4), 78, 79(4), 188, 193, 196(4), 293A, 333(4) and (7) of, and paragraphs 5, 6, 7(7) and 8(6) of Schedule 1, and Schedule 4A to, the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 M1 and, sections 54, 88 and 122(3) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 M2.C1C2

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

1990 c. 8; section 55(2A) and (2B) was inserted by section 49(1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5) (“the 2004 Act”), section 61A(5) was inserted by section 40(1) of the 2004 Act, section 61W was inserted by section 122(1) of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) (“the 2011 Act”), section 62 was substituted by section 42(1) of the 2004 Act and amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 12 to the 2011 Act. Section 65 was substituted by section 16(1) of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34) (“the 1991 Act”) and amended by paragraph 35 of the Schedule to the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995 (c. 8), and paragraph 6 of Schedule 12 to the 2011 Act, section 69 was substituted by section 118 of, and paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 6 to the 2004 Act and amended by section 190 of the Planning Act 2008 (c. 29) (“the 2008 Act”) (see section 69(9) for definition of “prescribed”) and by paragraph 7 of Schedule 12 to the 2011 Act. Section 71 was amended by section 16(2) of, and paragraph 15 of Schedule 7 to, the 1991 Act (see section 71(4) for the definition of “prescribed”), section 74 was amended by sections 19(1) and 84(6) of, and paragraph 17 of Schedule 7 and Part 1 of Schedule 19 to, the 1991 Act and paragraph 9 of Schedule 12 to the 2011 Act, section 74A was inserted by section 29 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), section 77(4) was amended by paragraph 18 of Schedule 7 to the 1991 Act, section 78 was amended by section 17(2) of the 1991 Act, sections 40(2)(e) and 43(2) of the 2004 Act, paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 10 (amendments in force for certain purposes and to come into force for remaining purposes on a date to be appointed, see S.I. 2009/400) and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 11 to the 2008 Act, section 123 of the 2011 Act and paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (c. 27) (“the 2013 Act”), section 79(4) was amended by paragraph 19 of Schedule 7 to the 1991 Act, section 188 was amended by section 84 of, paragraph 30 of Schedule 7 to, and Part 1 of Schedule 19 to, the 1991 Act, section 193 was substituted by section 10(1) of the 1991 Act, section 196(4) was amended by paragraph 33 of Schedule 7 to the 1991 Act and section 124(2) of the 2011 Act, section 293A was inserted by section 82(1) of the 2004 Act, paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 was amended by section 120 of, and Schedule 24 to, the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), Paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 was substituted by paragraphs 1 and 16 of Schedule 6 to the 2004 Act and amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to the 2011 Act, Paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 was substituted by paragraph 53 of Schedule 7 to the 1991 Act, and Schedule 4A was inserted by section 40(4) of, and Schedule 1 to, the 2004 Act and amended by sections 188 and 238 of, and Schedule 13 to, the 2008 Act and section 5 of the 2013 Act.

M2

2004 c. 5.

Modifications

C1

Order applied (5.2.2025) by The Town and Country Planning (Northwood Headquarters) Special Development Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/37), arts. 1(2), 3(3)

C2

Order applied in part (12.1.2026) by The Town and Country Planning (Entertainment Resort Complex, Bedford) Special Development (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1322), arts. 1(2), 3(2)

Contents

  1. Part 1: Preliminary
  2. 1Citation, commencement and application
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: Pre-application consultation
  5. 3Consultation before applying for planning permission
  6. 4Particulars of pre-application consultation
  7. Part 3: Applications
  8. 5Applications for outline planning permission
  9. 6Applications for approval of reserved matters
  10. 7General requirements: applications for planning permission including outline planning permission
  11. 8Applications in respect of Crown land
  12. 8ACrown development: applications referred to local planning authority by the Secretary of State
  13. 9Design and access statements
  14. 9AFire Statements
  15. 10Applications for non-material changes to planning permission
  16. 11General provisions relating to applications
  17. 12Validation dispute
  18. 13Notice of applications for planning permission
  19. 14Certificates in relation to notice of applications for planning permission
  20. 15Publicity for applications for planning permission
  21. 16Publicity for applications for planning permission within 10 metres of relevant railway land
  22. 17Notice of reference of applications to the Secretary of State
  23. Part 4: Consultation
  24. 18Consultations before the grant of permission
  25. 19Consultations before the grant of planning permission: urgent Crown development Repealed
  26. 20Consultations before the grant of planning permission pursuant to section 73 or the grant of a replacement planning permission subject to a new time limit
  27. 21Consultation with county planning authority
  28. 22Duty to respond to consultation
  29. 23Duty to respond to consultation: annual reports
  30. 24Recommendations by district planning authority before determination of county matters application
  31. 25Representations by parish council before determination of application
  32. 25ARepresentations by neighbourhood forum before determination of application
  33. 26Notification of mineral applications
  34. Part 5: Applications made under a planning condition
  35. 27Applications made under a planning condition
  36. 28Deemed discharge
  37. 29Deemed discharge notice
  38. 30Exemptions
  39. Part 6: Determination
  40. 31Directions by the Secretary of State
  41. 32Development not in accordance with the development plan
  42. 33Representations to be taken into account
  43. 34Time periods for decisions
  44. 35Written notice of decision or determination relating to a planning application
  45. Part 7: Appeals
  46. 36Notice of appeal
  47. 37Appeals
  48. Part 7A: Biodiversity Gain Plan
  49. 37AMeaning of biodiversity gain hierarchy
  50. 37BForm and timing of submission
  51. 37CAdditional content of plan
  52. 37DDetermination
  53. 37EAppeals
  54. Part 8: Miscellaneous
  55. 38Local development orders
  56. 39Certificate of lawful use or development
  57. Part 9: Monitoring
  58. 40Register of applications and biodiversity gain plans
  59. 41Register of local development orders
  60. 42Register of neighbourhood development orders
  61. 43Register of enforcement and stop notices and other enforcement action
  62. Part 10: General
  63. 44Development to include certain internal operations
  64. 45Directions
  65. 46Withdrawal of consent to use of electronic communications
  66. 47Revocations, transitional provisions and savings
  67. Signature
  68. Schedule 1Letter to be sent to applicant on receipt of application
  69. Schedule 2Notices under articles 13 and 36
  70. Schedule 3Publicity for applications for planning permission
  71. Schedule 4Consultations before the grant of permission
  72. Schedule 5Notification where planning permission refused or granted subject to conditions
  73. Schedule 6Deemed discharge: exemptions
  74. Schedule 7Notices under article 38
  75. Schedule 8Certificate of lawful use or development
  76. Schedule 9Revocations in relation to England
  77. Explanatory note