Town And Country Planning Act

General planning policy 4.

Town and country planning act. Act 172 town and country planning act 1976 arrangement of sections part i preliminary section 1. Director general of town and country planning 3. An act to consolidate certain enactments relating to town and country planning excluding special controls in respect of buildings and areas of special architectural or historic interest and in respect of hazardous substances with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the law commission. These intellectual efforts resulted in the new towns act 1946 and the town and country planning act 1947.

It required all proposals with a few exceptions to secure planning permission from the local authority with provision to appeal against refusal. The town and country planning act 1990 superseded the 1947 act and made several changes principally dividing planning into forward planning and development control i e. This act shall apply to any area designated by the minister by notice in the gazette. Short title application and commencement 2.

The 1947 act in effect nationalised the right to develop land. For more information see. The state planning committee and. Interpretation part ii policy and administration 2 a.

National physical planning council 2 b. Setting out the future strategy of the local authority and controlling the current development. Town and country planning act 1968. Town and country planning 3 the town and country planning act law 42 ol1957 42 of 1969 3rd seh ist february 1958 1 a preliminary 4 of 1976 6 of 1985 27 of 1987 9 of 1991 3rd sck 29 of 1991.

The town and country planning act 1990 is an act of the united kingdom parliament regulating the development of land in england and wales it is a central part of english land law in that it concerns town and country planning in the united kingdom repealed in parts by the planning and compensation act 1991 it is now also complemented by the planning and compulsory purchase act 2004. The act empowers the planning authorities to prepare development plans in order to ensure sustainable development of land. 16 of 1993 3 of 1999.