Town & Country Planning Act
1990 - primary legislation
Introduced Local Plans
Amending Acts
Planning & Compensation Act
(1991)
New emphasis on plan-led system. Four main changes - one of which (s54A
TCPA) was that the development plan, once adopted, was made the primary
consideration in development control decisions.
Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act (2004)
introduced 'sustainable development' as an
objective of the planning system
Planning Act (2008)
Introduced CIL
Localism Act
(2011)
Gov. empowering the community, shifting power from central gov. - community based plan making. Part 6 of the Act = neighbourhood planning.
Forces LPA's to publish the 5-yr land supply policy. NDO's & Community Right to Build. Introduced LEP's; NHB; National Planning Statements
(large infrastructure - HS2, Heathrow runway 5); communities to buy vacant properties; incentives - % of CIL & NHB - reduce NIMBY's