# The Town and Country Planning (Unitary Development Plans) Regulations 1988, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the Greater London Council and metropolitan county councils. Schedule 1 to that Act provides for a new form of development plan under town and country planning legislation for Greater London and the metropolitan counties (the unitary development plan).
London borough and metropolitan district councils are to prepare such plans when Part I of Schedule 1 is brought into force in their areas.
These regulations amplify the procedures laid down in that Part for the making, alteration and replacement of such plans and make further provision as to the content of plans (regulations 7 and 8).
They prescribe periods for making representations and objections (regulations 4 and 10); specify the form of certain notices (regulations 9, 11, 12, 17 to 19, 21 and 23 and the Schedule); and lay down procedures for the modification of published proposals by the local planning authority (regulation 12). They also specify the notice to be given of public inquiries and hearings (regulations 13 and 20) and the manner in which an authority is to publicise the action it takes on receipt of the report of an inquiry or hearing (regulation 15).
Regulations 22, 23 and 25 apply the regulations, with modifications, to joint unitary development plans; proposals to alter or replace such plans; and the making, altering or replacement of unitary development plans by the Secretary of State.
Regulations 24, 26 and 27 deal with the availability of documents including printed copies of plans once they are operative.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/139/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-unitary-development-plans-regulations-1988/note
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