# The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026, Paragraph 1: Interpretation of Schedule


(1) In this Schedule, “the Commencement Regulations” means the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Commencement No. 11 and Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026.
(2) In paragraphs 3 to 11—
“housing requirement” means the minimum number of homes that the plan expects to be provided for the area to which the plan relates, during the period of the plan, but in a case where there is more than one adopted or approved development plan document which establishes the housing requirement for an area, the latest of those development plan documents to be adopted or approved is to be treated as establishing the housing requirement for the area;
(3) In paragraphs 13 to 20—
“the minerals or waste management requirement” means the identified needs for the extraction of minerals or the management of waste that the plan expects to be provided for the area to which the plan relates, during the period of the plan;

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/186/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-local-planning-england-regulations-2026/schedule/paragraph-1
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