The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 16/07/2021:
New Legislation:
- July 2021: SI 2021 No. 746 - The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure and Section 62A Applications) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 (pdf) (link).
Notes:
- The above SI 2021 No. 746 makes amendments to the following SIs:
- The DMPO 2015.
- The Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Procedure and Consequential Amendments) Order 2013. - Note: The "Explanatory Memorandum" (link) to SI 2021 No. 746 states the following:
- "[SI 2021 No. 746] amends [the DMPO 2015] and the Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Procedure and Consequential Amendments) Order 2013 ("the 2013 Order") to ...
>>> (1) introduce a requirement for a fire statement to be submitted with applications for planning permission for development involving a high-rise residential building in certain circumstances,
>>> (2) introduce a requirement that the fire statement is published on the planning register which each local planning authority must maintain,
>>> (3) introduce a requirement that the Health and Safety Executive is consulted before the grant of planning permission involving a high-rise residential building in certain circumstances,
>>> (4) amend certain periods [from 21 days to 18 days] for representations to be made by the public and statutory bodies before determination of applications for planning permission for development categorised as "public service infrastructure development",
>>> (5) amend the statutory period [from 13 weeks to 10 weeks] for determination of applications for planning permission for public service infrastructure development,
>>> (6) update the Table in Schedule 4 to [the] DMPO 2015 to reflect the name change of the "Garden History Society" to "The Gardens Trust".".
- "The requirements of both new regimes only apply to applications for planning permission submitted on or after 1 August 2021.".
Other Notes:
- The "Explanatory Memorandum" (link) to SI 2021 No. 746 states the following:
- "There are no plans for a consolidation.". - The "DMPO 2015 (Consolidated)" document on the Planning Jungle website has been updated to incorporate the above SI 2021 No. 746, and currently incorporates a total of 15 SIs (i.e. the original SI + 14 amendment SIs).
Other Sources of Information:
- December 2020: Government press release - "Fast track for public services: new planning reforms to speed up delivery of schools and hospitals" (link).
- June 2019: Building a Safer Future - Proposals for reform of the building safety regulatory system (link).
- April 2020: A reformed building safety regulatory system - Summary of responses to the 'Building a Safer Future' consultation (link).
- April 2020: A reformed building safety regulatory system - Government response to the 'Building a Safer Future' consultation (link).
- December 2020: Supporting housing delivery and public service infrastructure (pdf print version of HTML webpage) (link).
- Note: For more information about the above document, please view this post. - March 2021: Supporting housing delivery and public service infrastructure - government response (pdf print version of HTML webpage) (link).
- Note: For more information about the above document, please view this post. - June 2021: "Explanatory Memorandum" to SI 2021 No. 746 (pdf) (link).
- June 2021: MHCLG Guidance - "Fire safety and high-rise residential buildings (from 1 August 2021)" (link).
- June 2021: MHCLG Guidance - "Consultation and pre-decision matters" (link).
Updates to the Planning Jungle website:
- The "DMPO 2015 (Consolidated)" document has been updated to incorporate the above SI 2021 No. 746.
- The "Section 62A Applications Order/Regulations/Rules 2013" page has been updated to list the above SI 2021 No. 746.