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# The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Order 2026

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2026 No. 215
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, ENGLAND
The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Order 2026
Made
4th March 2026
Laid before Parliament
5th March 2026
Coming into force
26th March 2026
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 59, 71(1), 74(1)(c) and 333(8) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

## 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Order 2026.
(2) This Order comes into force on 26th March 2026.
(3) This Order extends to England and Wales.
(4) In this Order “2015 Order” means the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015.

## 2 Amendment to the 2015 Order {#article-2}

In the 2015 Order, in article 18 (consultations before the grant of planning permission), in paragraph (5) for “granting planning permission—” substitute “determining an application for planning permission—”.

## 3 Transitional provision {#article-3}

(1) This article applies where—
(a) an application for planning permission was made to a local planning authority before 26th March 2026 but has not been determined by the authority before that date,
(b) the local planning authority is subject to a requirement in a direction under article 18(4) of the 2015 Order to consult a person or body before refusing that application, and
(c) the relevant direction was in force before 26th March 2026.
(2) Where this article applies, the amendments made by article 2 do not apply in respect of that requirement.