Change 1 Article Choose an article Title and introductory text 1 Statement of levelling-up missions 2 Statement of levelling-up missions: devolution 3 Annual etc reports on delivery of levelling-up missions 4 Reports: Parliamentary scrutiny and publication 5 Changes to mission progress methodology and metrics or target dates 6 Reviews of statements of levelling-up missions 7 Levelling Up Fund Round 3 8 Interpretation of Part 1 9 Combined county authorities and their areas 10 Constitutional arrangements 11 Non-constituent members of a CCA 12 Associate members of a CCA 13 Regulations about members 13A Decision-making 13B Validity of proceedings 14 Review of CCA’s constitutional arrangements 15 Overview and scrutiny committees 16 Funding 17 Change of name 17A The functions of CCAs 17B Mayoral power to convene meetings with local partners 17C Request to collaborate 17D Responding to a collaboration request 17E Collaboration requests made by or to several mayors 18 Local authority functions 19 Other public authority functions 20 Section 19 regulations: procedure 21 Integrated Transport Authority and Passenger Transport Executive 22 Highways and traffic functions: regulations conferring power to give directions 23 Contravention of regulations under section 22 23A Highways and traffic functions: directions by mayors 23B Contraventions of section 23A 24 Designation of key route network roads 24A Health improvement and health inequalities duty 24B Co-operation with local government pension scheme managers 24C Powers not limited by other provision or powers 24D Non-mayoral CCA: consent to budget 24E Non-mayoral CCA: functions imposing financial liability 25 Changes to boundaries of a CCA’s area 25A Designation as an established mayoral strategic authority 26 Dissolution of a CCA’s area 27 Power to provide for election of mayor 28 Requirements in connection with regulations under section 27 29 Deputy mayors etc 29A Appointment of commissioners by the mayor 30 Functions of mayors: general 30A Limitation on delegation of mayoral functions 31 Procedure for direct conferral of general functions on mayor 32 Joint exercise of general functions 32A Local growth plans 32B Secretary of State guidance on local growth plans 32C Public authorities: duty to have regard to shared local growth priorities 33 Functions of mayors: policing 33A The “eligibility” and “transfer” conditions 34 Exercise of fire and rescue functions 35 Section 34 regulations: procedure 36 Section 34 regulations: further provision 37 Section 34 regulations: exercise of fire and rescue functions 38 Section 34 regulations: complaints and conduct matters etc 39 Section 34 regulations: application of fire and rescue provisions 40 Section 34 regulations: application of local policing provisions 41 Mayors for CCA areas: financial matters 42 Alternative mayoral titles 43 Alternative mayoral titles: further changes 44 Power to amend list of alternative titles 45 Proposal for new CCA (locally led) 46 Requirements in connection with establishment of CCA 47 Proposal for changes to existing arrangements relating to CCA (locally led) 48 Requirements for changes to existing arrangements relating to CCA 48A Requirements in connection with boundary changes or dissolution of CCA 48B Relevant consenting authorities in relation to regulations under section 25 48C Relevant consenting authorities in relation to regulations under section 26 49 General power of CCA 50 Boundaries of power under section 49 51 Power to make provision supplemental to section 49 52 52A Allowances for members with special responsibilities 53 Incidental etc provision 54 Transfer of property, rights and liabilities 55 Guidance 56 Consequential amendments 57 Interpretation of Chapter 58 Review of combined authority’s constitutional arrangements 59 Consent to changes to combined authority’s area 60 Changes to mayoral combined authority’s area: additional requirements 61 Consent to conferral of general functions on mayor 62 Consent to conferral of police and crime commissioner functions on mayor 63 Functions in respect of key route network roads 64 Membership of combined authority 65 Proposal for establishment of combined authority 66 Proposal for changes to existing combined arrangements 67 Consequential amendments relating to section 65 and 66 68 Regulations applying to combined authorities 69 Combined authorities and combined county authorities: power to borrow 70 Payment of allowances to committee members 71 Timing for changes in governance arrangements 72 Transfer of functions: changes in governance arrangements 73 Power to transfer etc public authority functions to certain local authorities 74 Participation of police and crime commissioners at certain local authority committees 76 Combined authorities: alternative mayoral titles 77 Local authorities in England: alternative mayoral titles 78 Capital finance risk management 79 Long-term empty dwellings: England 80 Dwellings occupied periodically: England 81 Alteration of street names: England 82 Powers of parish councils 83 The Common Council of the City of London: removal of voting restrictions 84 Power in relation to the processing of planning data 85 Power in relation to the provision of planning data 86 Power to require certain planning data to be made publicly available 89 Requirements to consult devolved administrations 90 Planning data regulations made by devolved authorities 91 Interpretation of Chapter 92 Development plans: content 94 National development management policies: meaning 97 Plan making 98 Contents of a neighbourhood development plan 99 Neighbourhood development plans and orders: basic conditions 100 Requirement to assist with certain plan making 101 Minor and consequential amendments in connection with Chapter 2 103 Temporary stop notices in relation to listed buildings 105 Removal of compensation for building preservation notice 106 Street votes 107 Street votes: community infrastructure levy 108 Street votes: modifications of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 109 Crown development 111 Development commencement notices 112 Completion notices 113 Power to decline to determine applications in cases of earlier non-implementation etc 114 Condition relating to development progress reports 115 Time limits for enforcement 116 Duration of temporary stop notices 117 Enforcement warning notices 118 Restriction on appeals against enforcement notices 119 Undue delays in appeals 120 Penalties for non-compliance 121 Power to provide relief from enforcement of planning conditions 122 Consultation before applying for planning permission 123 Duty in relation to self-build and custom housebuilding 124 Powers as to form and content of planning applications 126 Fees for certain services in relation to nationally significant infrastructure projects 127 Power to shorten deadline for examination of development consent order applications 128 Additional powers in relation to non-material changes to development consent orders 129 Hazardous substances consent: connected applications to the Secretary of State 130 Regulations and orders under the Planning Acts 131 Power for appointees to vary determinations as to procedure 132 Pre-consolidation amendment of planning, development and compulsory purchase legislation 133 Participation in certain proceedings conducted by, or on behalf of, the Secretary of State 135 Biodiversity net gain: pre-development biodiversity value and habitat enhancement 136 Development affecting ancient woodland 140 Enforcement of Community Infrastructure Levy 152 Power to specify environmental outcomes 153 Environmental outcomes reports for relevant consents and relevant plans 154 Power to define “relevant consent” and “relevant plan” etc 155 Assessing and monitoring impact on outcomes etc 156 Safeguards: non-regression, international obligations and public engagement 157 Requirements to consult devolved administrations 158 EOR regulations: devolved authorities 159 Exemptions for national defence and civil emergency etc 160 Enforcement 161 Reporting 162 Public consultation etc 163 Guidance 164 Interaction with existing environmental assessment legislation and the Habitats Regulations 165 Consequential repeal of power to make provision for environmental assessment 166 EOR regulations: further provision 167 Interpretation of Part 6 168 Nutrient pollution standards to apply to certain sewage disposal works 169 Planning: assessments of effects on certain sites 170 Remediation 171 Locally-led urban development corporations 174 Planning functions of urban development corporations 175 Planning functions of new town development corporations 176 Mayoral development corporation as minerals and waste planning authority 177 Minor and consequential amendments 178 Removal of restrictions on membership of urban development corporations and new town development corporations 179 Removal of limits on borrowing of urban development corporations and new town development corporations 180 Acquisition by local authorities for purposes of regeneration 181 Online publicity 182 Confirmation proceedings 183 Conditional confirmation 184 Corresponding provision for purchases by Ministers 185 Time limits for implementation 186 Agreement to vary vesting date 187 Common standards for compulsory purchase data 188 ‘No-scheme’ principle: minor amendments 189 Prospects of planning permission for alternative development 190 Power to require prospects of planning permission to be ignored 191 Designated high streets and town centres 192 High-street uses and premises 193 Vacancy condition 194 Local benefit condition 195 Initial notice 196 Restriction on letting while initial notice in force 197 Circumstances in which letting to be permitted 198 Final notice 199 Restriction on letting while final notice in force 200 Restriction on works while final notice in force 201 Counter-notice 202 Appeals 203 Rental auctions 204 Power to contract for tenancy 205 Terms of contract for tenancy 206 Terms of tenancy 207 Power to grant tenancy in default 208 Deemed consent of superior lessor or mortgagee 209 Exclusion of security of tenure 210 Power to require provision of information 211 Power to enter and survey land 212 Offences in connection with section 211 213 Power to extend time limits 214 Further provision about letting notices 215 Other formalities 216 Compensation 217 Power to modify or disapply enactments applicable to letting 218 Interpretation of Part 10 219 Power to require provision of certain classes of information 220 The beneficial ownership purpose 221 The contractual control purpose 222 The national security purpose 223 Requirements may include transactional information 224 Use of information 225 Offences 226 Enforcement of requirements 227 Interpretation of Part 11 228 Registration of short-term rental properties 229 Pavement licences 231 Review of governance etc of RICS 232 Marine licensing 233 Power to replace Health and Safety Executive as building safety regulator 234 Transfer schemes in connection with regulations under section 233 236 Open access mapping 237 Childcare: use of non-domestic premises 238 Childcare: number of providers 239 Amendments of Schedule 7B to the Government of Wales Act 2006 240 Blue plaques in England 241 Powers of local authority in relation to the provision of childcare 242 Report on enforcement of the Vagrancy Act 1824 243 Qualifying leases under the Building Safety Act 2022 245 Protected landscapes 246 Data protection 247 Crown application 248 Amendments of references to “retained direct EU legislation” 249 Abbreviated references to certain Acts 250 Power to make consequential provision 251 Power to address conflicts with the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 252 Regulations 253 Financial provisions 254 Extent 255 Commencement and transitional provision 256 Short title Schedule 1 Combined county authorities: overview and scrutiny committees and audit committee Schedule 2 Mayors for combined county authority areas: further provisions about elections Schedule 2A Commissioners Schedule 3 Mayors for combined county authority Areas: PCC functions Schedule 4 Combined county authorities: consequential amendments Schedule 5 Alteration of street names: consequential amendments Schedule 7 Plan making Schedule 8 Minor and consequential amendments in connection with Chapter 2 of Part 3 Schedule 9 Street votes: minor and consequential amendments Schedule 10 Crown development: consequential amendments Schedule 11 Completion notices: consequential amendments Schedule 13 Regulations under Chapter 1 of Part 3 or Part 6: restrictions on devolved authorities Schedule 14 Existing environmental assessment legislation Schedule 15 Amendments of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017: assumptions about nutrient pollution standards Schedule 17 Planning functions of development corporations: minor and consequential amendments Schedule 18 Conditional confirmation and making of compulsory purchase orders: consequential amendments Schedule 19 Compulsory purchase: corresponding provision for purchases by Ministers Schedule 20 Grounds of appeal against final letting notice Schedule 21 Provision to be included in terms of tenancy further to contract under section 204 Schedule 22 Pavement licences Schedule 23 Use of non-domestic premises for childcare: registration Schedule 24 Regulations under Chapter 1 of Part 3 or Part 6: form and scrutiny
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92 Development plans: content
(1) Section 38 of PCPA 2004 (development plan) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), for “(2)” substitute “(2A)”.
(3) For subsections (2) and (3) substitute—
(2A) For the purposes of any area in England the development plan is—
(a) each spatial development strategy that is operative in relation to that area,
(b) each local plan which has effect in relation to that area,
(c) each minerals and waste plan which has effect in relation to that area,
(d) each supplementary plan which has effect in relation to that area,
(e) each neighbourhood development plan which has been made in relation to that area, and
(f) each policies map for that area.
(4) For subsection (9) substitute—
(9A) In subsection (2A)—
(a) “spatial development strategy”, “local plan”, “minerals and waste plan” and “supplementary plan” have the same meaning as in Part 2 (see, in particular, section 15LH), and
(b) policies map must be construed in accordance with section 15LD.
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92 Development plans: content
(1) Section 38 of PCPA 2004 (development plan) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), for “(2)” substitute “(2A)”.
(3) For subsections (2) and (3) substitute—
(2A) For the purposes of any area in England the development plan is—
(a) each spatial development strategy that is operative in relation to that area,
(b) each local plan which has effect in relation to that area,
(c) each minerals and waste plan which has effect in relation to that area,
(d) each supplementary plan which has effect in relation to that area,
(e) each neighbourhood development plan which has been made in relation to that area, and
(f) each policies map for that area.
(4) For subsection (9) substitute—
(9A) In subsection (2A)—
(a) “spatial development strategy”, “local plan”, “minerals and waste plan” and “supplementary plan” have the same meaning as in Part 2 (see, in particular, section 15LH), and
(b) policies map must be construed in accordance with section 15LD.
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