The Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004
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The Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004 are a statutory instrument
that sets out the specific local development documents
which local planning authorities
in England
are required to prepare and how that should be done.
Essentially the Act gives detail to the British Governments revisions to the planning system
by means of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
.
It came into force on the 28th of September 2004.
Statutory Instrument
A Statutory Instrument is the principal form in which delegated or secondary legislation is made in Great Britain.Statutory Instruments are governed by the Statutory Instruments Act 1946. They replaced Statutory Rules and Orders, made under the Rules Publication Act 1893, in 1948.Most delegated...
that sets out the specific local development documents
Local Development Documents
Local development documents are a set of documents specified in United Kingdom planning law which a local planning authority creates to describe their strategy for development and use of land in their area of authority....
which local planning authorities
Local Planning Authority
A local planning authority is the local authority or council that is empowered by law to exercise planning functions for a particular area of the United Kingdom. Although, in Scotland, where all of the local authorities are unitary, the term 'planning authority' is used without the 'local'...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
are required to prepare and how that should be done.
Essentially the Act gives detail to the British Governments revisions to the planning system
Town and country planning in the United Kingdom
Town and Country Planning is the land use planning system governments use to balance economic development and environmental quality. Each country of the United Kingdom has its own planning system that is responsible for town and country planning devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly, the...
by means of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was promoted by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister...
.
It came into force on the 28th of September 2004.