Planning Acts
Four inter-related acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom passed in 1990 to reform the planning system in England and Wales.
They were:-
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - The Principal Act
- Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
- Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990
- Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990.
The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 remains in force as the principal planning act in the England and Wales but has received a number of revisions and alterations in the form of:-
- Planning and Compensation Act 1991
- Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 - sections of which also apply to Scotland.
The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007
Read more about Planning Acts: Scotland, Northern Ireland
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