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Explanatory note

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This Order amends the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1988.

The main changes are—

(1)

the deletion of restrictions on permitted development rights relating to development which is likely to involve the presence of hazardous substances, other than the restrictions in relation to certain pipe-lines (the presence of hazardous substances will, in the future, be controlled by the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 (c. 10)) (article 3);

(2)

the introduction of consultation requirements before the grant of planning permission for certain development within the vicinity of installations keeping or using hazardous substances (article 4).