# The Town and Country Planning (Development Plan) (England) Regulations 1999, Regulation 20: Regard to be had to certain matters and statement of regard


(1) In formulating their general policies in Part 1 of a unitary development plan, the local planning authority shall, in addition to the matters specified in section 12(6), have regard to–
(a) economic, environmental and social considerations;
(b) the national waste strategy;
(c) the objectives of preventing major accidents and limiting the consequences of such accidents; and
(d) the need;
(i) in the long term, to maintain appropriate distances between establishments and residential areas, areas of public use and areas of particular sensitivity or interest; and
(ii) in the case of existing establishments, for additional technical measures in accordance with Article 5 of the Directive so as not to increase the risks to people.
(2) In formulating their proposals in Part II of a unitary development plan, or their policies in a local plan, waste local plan or minerals local plan, a local planning authority shall have regard to the matters specified in section 12(6) and in paragraph (1).
(3) The reasoned justification of the general policies in Part I and of the proposals in Part II of a unitary development plan, and of the policies formulated in a local plan, minerals local plan, or waste local plan, shall contain a statement of–
(a) the regard which the local planning authority have had to the matters specified in section 12(6) and paragraph (1);
(b) the reason for any inconsistency between the policies or proposals and the national waste strategy; and
(c) the account which the authority have taken of any enterprise zone scheme in their area.
(5) In this regulation “the Directive” means Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances.
(6) Expressions appearing both in the Directive and in paragraph (1) have the same meaning as in the Directive.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3280/regulation/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-development-plan-england-regulations-1999/regulation-20
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