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The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure, Listed Buildings and Environmental Impact Assessment) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 35 Cited in Related
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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2020/505
Year2020
  • These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure, Listed Buildings and Environmental Impact Assessment) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 14th May 2020.
  • The amendments made by these Regulations apply in relation to England only.
  • The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure
  • In article 15, after paragraph (7) insert—
    • (7A) Paragraph (7B) applies—
    • (a) in the case of an application made to a local planning authority to which paragraph (1A) , (2) , (4) , (4A) or (5) applies; and
    • (b) if the local planning authority to which the application is made is not able to give requisite notice by one or more of the following methods (as may be required by paragraph (1A) , (2) , (4) , (4A) or (5) ) —(i) by site display;(ii) by serving the notice on an adjoining owner or occupier; or(iii) by publication of the notice in a newspaper;because it is not reasonably practicable to do so for reasons connected to the effects of coronavirus, including restrictions on movement.
    • in the case of an application made to a local planning authority to which paragraph (1A) , (2) , (4) , (4A) or (5) applies; andby site display;by serving the notice on an adjoining owner or occupier; orby publication of the notice in a newspaper;comply with the requirement to give requisite notice as required by paragraph (1A) , (2) , (4) , (4A) or (5) (as the case may be) , only to the extent that it is reasonably practicable to do so;take reasonable steps to inform any persons who are likely to have an interest in the application of the website mentioned in paragraph (7) ; andpublish the requisite notice on that website.by site display;by serving the notice on an adjoining owner or occupier; orby publication of the notice in a newspaper;the persons who are likely to have an interest in an application must include the persons who live or work in, or otherwise have a direct connection with, the area in which the proposed development is located; andmay include use of social media and communication by electronic means; andmust be proportionate to the scale and impact of the development.In paragraph (7A) (b) “coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) .
  • In articles 15(7) (c) , 33(1) (f) and 34(9) (f) and in the first form in Schedule 3 (in point (f) (ii) at the end) , for “14 days” in each place it occurs, substitute
  • In article 40, after paragraph (14) insert—
    • Paragraph (16) applies if the local planning register authority is not able to comply with the obligation set out in paragraph (12) because it is not reasonably practicable to do so for reasons connected to the effects of coronavirus, including restrictions on movement.If the local planning register authority falls within paragraph (15) that authority must keep the register using electronic storage and must make the register available for inspection by the public on a website maintained by the authority for that purpose.If the local planning register authority complies with the requirements of paragraph (16) that authority is to be treated as having complied with paragraph (12) and the address where the register may be inspected is to be treated as the website where the register is kept.In paragraph (15) “coronavirus” has the same meaning as in article 15(7F) .
  • The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations1990
  • In regulation 2(1) , after the definition of “the Act”, insert—
    • (1) Regulation 5 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) .(2) Before paragraph (2) insert—
    • (1C) Paragraph (1D) applies—
    • (a) in a case to which paragraph (1) applies; and
    • (b) if the local planning authority to which the application is made is not able to comply with the requirement to—(i) publish a notice in a local newspaper under paragraph (1) (a) ; or(ii) display a notice under paragraph (1) (b) ;because it is not reasonably practicable to do so for reasons connected to the effects of coronavirus, including restrictions on movement.
    in a case to which paragraph (1) applies; andpublish a notice in a local newspaper under paragraph (1) (a) ; ordisplay a notice under paragraph (1) (b) ;comply with the requirements set out in paragraph (1) (a) and (b) , to publish or display a notice, only to the extent it is reasonably practicable to do so;take reasonable steps to inform any persons who are likely to have an interest in the application of the website mentioned in paragraph (1) (c) ; andsubject to paragraph (1G) , publish on that website the name of a place within the locality where a copy of the application, and of all plans and other documents submitted with it, will be open to inspection by the public at all reasonable hours during the period of 21 days beginning with the date of the publication of that information on the website.publish a notice in a local newspaper under paragraph (1) (a) ; ordisplay a notice under paragraph (1) (b) ;the persons who are likely to have an interest in an application must include the persons who live or work in, or otherwise have a direct connection with, the area in which the proposed works are located; andmay include use of social media and communication by electronic means; andmust be proportionate to the scale and impact of the proposed works.Paragraph (1H) applies if a local planning authority is not able to comply with the obligation set out in paragraph (1) (a) or paragraph (1D) (c) to make a copy of the application, and of all plans and other documents submitted with it, open to inspection by the public at a place within the locality, at all reasonable hours, because it is not reasonably practicable to do so for reasons connected to the effects of coronavirus, including restrictions on movement.If a local authority falls within paragraph (1G) , that authority must publish the application and all plans and other documents submitted with it,

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