Category Archives: Legislation – DMPO 2010

DCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (March 2015) …

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – 16 new Statutory Instruments and 2 new Directions are due to come into force, mostly between 01/04/2015 and 15/04/2015…

The following 16 new Statutory Instruments (SIs) and 2 new Directions are due to come into force, mostly between 01/04/2015 and 15/04/2015: Continue reading

New Legislation – relating to 1) “Highways England Company Limited” and 2) the requirements to notify and consult in the case of certain development affecting highways (01/04/2015) …

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 01/04/2015: Continue reading

DCLG publishes the “government response to consultation” with respect to further changes to statutory consultee arrangements for planning applications …

DCLG has published the following government response to the "Further changes to statutory consultee arrangements for the planning application process - Consultation" (which ran for 6 weeks from 18/12/2014 until 29/01/2015): Continue reading

DCLG publishes the “government response to consultation” with respect to the use of planning conditions …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent legislation relating to this consultation, please view this post and this post].

DCLG has published the following government response to the "Technical consultation on planning" (which ran for 8 weeks from 31/07/2014 until 26/09/2014): Continue reading

DCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (January 2015) …

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading

DCLG publishes the “government response to consultation” with respect to planning application processes …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent legislation relating to this consultation, please view this post, this post, and this post].

DCLG has published the following government response to the "Technical consultation on planning" (which ran for 8 weeks from 31/07/2014 until 26/09/2014): Continue reading

DCLG publishes the “government response to consultation” with respect to the deemed discharge of planning conditions …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent legislation relating to this consultation, please view this post and this post].

DCLG has published the following government response to the "Technical consultation on planning" (which ran for 8 weeks from 31/07/2014 until 26/09/2014): Continue reading

IMPORTANT: The government publishes a consultation (until 26/09/2014) on a range of planning proposals, including proposed changes to the GPDO and the Use Classes Order …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent government "response" to this consultation, please view the following posts:
- This post for the "response" document with respect to the GPDO and the Use Classes Order.

- This post for the "response" document with respect to the deemed discharge of planning conditions.
- This post for the "response" document with respect to the use of planning conditions.

- This post for the "response" document with respect to changes to Development Consent Orders for nationally significant infrastructure projects.
- This post for the "response" document with respect to the consent process for nationally significant infrastructure projects.

- This post for the "response" document with respect to neighbourhood planning.
- This post for the "response" document with respect to environmental impact assessments.
- This post for the "response" document with respect to planning application processes.]

The government has published the following consultation, which runs for 8 weeks from 31/07/2014 until 26/09/2014: Continue reading

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (06/04/2014) …

[UPDATE: The information on this page has subsequently been incorporated into the "GPDO Other Parts - Summary of Amendments since 2013" page].

The following 2 new Statutory Instruments (SIs) come into force on 06/04/2014:

New Legislation: Continue reading

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Part 1 of the GPDO (06/04/2014) …

[UPDATE: The information on this page has subsequently been incorporated into the "GPDO Part 1 (All Classes) - Summary of Amendments since 2013" page].

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 06/04/2014:

New Legislation: Continue reading

IMPORTANT: DCLG launches its “Planning Practice Guidance” website …

On 06/03/2014, DCLG launched the following "Planning Practice Guidance" website:

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2 new Statutory Instruments – relating to 1) nationally significant infrastructure projects (18/12/2013), and 2) winning and working of oil or natural gas by underground operations (13/01/2014) …

The following 2 new Statutory Instruments (SIs) come into force on 18/12/2013 and 13/01/2014 (respectively): Continue reading

The government has announced its intention to consolidate various planning secondary legislation …

The government has announced its intention to "reduce and consolidate planning regulations", as set out by this press release dated 29/10/2013. Continue reading

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Checklist for LPAs …

This post provides a checklist of the main types of issues that LPAs should review before the 11 new SIs come into force on 01/10/2013: Continue reading