{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-local-planning-england-regulations-2012/regulation-29",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-local-planning-england-regulations-2012/regulation-29.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/767",
  "legislation_title": "The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-local-planning-england-regulations-2012",
  "path": "regulation/29",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "Direction in respect of a local plan",
  "text": "(1) Where the Secretary of State gives a direction under section 21(1), 21A(1) or 27(2)(b), (3)(b), (4)(b) or (5)(b) of the Act in respect of a local plan, or withdraws such a direction, the local planning authority must make—\n(a) a copy of the direction or a statement that the Secretary of State has withdrawn the direction (as the case may be); and\n(b) the local plan,\navailable in accordance with regulation 35.\n(2) Where the Secretary of State gives a direction under paragraph 8(2)(a), 8(5), 8(7) or 13(1) of Schedule A1 to the Act in respect of a local plan, the Mayor of London, the combined authority or the upper-tier county council (as the case may be), as soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving the direction, must provide a copy of the direction to the local planning authority concerned.\n(3) Where a local planning authority receive a copy of a direction under paragraph (2), as soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving the direction, the authority must—\n(a) make a copy of the direction and the local plan available in accordance with regulation 35; and\n(b) at the same time as the authority comply with regulation 26, make—\n(i) the local plan; and\n(ii) a statement that the Secretary of State has withdrawn the direction, or a copy of the Secretary of State’s notice under paragraph 8(3)(b) of Schedule A1 to the Act,\navailable in accordance with regulation 35.\n(4) Where—\n(a) the Mayor of London gives a direction under paragraph 2(4)(b) of Schedule A1 to the Act in respect of a local plan; ...\n(b) a combined authority gives a direction under paragraph 6(4)(b) of Schedule A1 to the Act in respect of a local plan... ; or\n(c) the upper-tier county council gives a direction under paragraph 7C(4)(b) of Schedule A1 to the Act in respect of a local plan,\nthe local planning authority must make a copy of the direction and the local plan available in accordance with regulation 35.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (25.3.2026) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/186), regs. 1(2), 90 (with Sch. and with savings in S.I. 2026/169, reg. 1(3), Sch. 1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 29 substituted (1.10.2016) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/871), regs. 1(2), 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 29(2) substituted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 6(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in reg. 29(4)(a) omitted (15.1.2018) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Reg. 29(4)(b): comma omitted (15.1.2018) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Word in reg. 29(4)(b) inserted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Reg. 29(4)(c) inserted (15.1.2018) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1244), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/767/regulation/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:37:22.416733+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."
}