The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015

Part 1Preliminary

1Citation, commencement and application

2Interpretation

Part 2Pre-application consultation

3Consultation before applying for planning permission

4Particulars of pre-application consultation

Part 3Applications

5Applications for outline planning permission

6Applications for approval of reserved matters

7General requirements: applications for planning permission including outline planning permission

8Applications in respect of Crown land

9Design and access statements

10Applications for non-material changes to planning permission

11General provisions relating to applications

12Validation dispute

13Notice of applications for planning permission

14Certificates in relation to notice of applications for planning permission

15Publicity for applications for planning permission

16Publicity for applications for planning permission within 10 metres of relevant railway land

17Notice of reference of applications to the Secretary of State

Part 4Consultation

18Consultations before the grant of permission

19Consultations before the grant of planning permission: urgent Crown development

20Consultations before the grant of planning permission pursuant to section 73 or the grant of a replacement planning permission subject to a new time limit

21Consultation with county planning authority

22Duty to respond to consultation

23Duty to respond to consultation: annual reports

24Recommendations by district planning authority before determination of county matters application

25Representations by parish council before determination of application

26Notification of mineral applications

Part 5Applications made under a planning condition

27Applications made under a planning condition

28Deemed discharge

29Deemed discharge notice

Part 6Determination

31Directions by the Secretary of State

32Development not in accordance with the development plan

33Representations to be taken into account

34Time periods for decisions

35Written notice of decision or determination relating to a planning application

36Notice of appeal

Part 8Miscellaneous

38Local development orders

39Certificate of lawful use or development

Part 9Monitoring

40Register of applications

41Register of local development orders

42Register of neighbourhood development orders

43Register of enforcement and stop notices and other enforcement action

44Development to include certain internal operations

46Withdrawal of consent to use of electronic communications

47Revocations, transitional provisions and savings

SCHEDULE 1Letter to be sent to applicant on receipt of application

SCHEDULE 2Notices under articles 13 and 36

SCHEDULE 3Publicity for applications for planning permission

SCHEDULE 4Consultations before the grant of permission

SCHEDULE 5Notification where planning permission refused or granted subject to conditions

SCHEDULE 6Deemed discharge: exemptions

SCHEDULE 7Notices under article 38

SCHEDULE 8Certificate of lawful use or development

SCHEDULE 9Revocations in relation to England

2015 No. 595

Town And Country Planning, England

The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015

Made18th March 2015

Laid before Parliament24th March 2015

Coming into force15th April 2015

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 55(2A) and (2B), 59, 61(1), 61A(5), 61W, 62, 65, 69, 71, 74, 74A, 77(4), 78, 79(4), 188, 193, 196(4), 293A, 333(4) and (7) of, and paragraphs 5, 6, 7(7) and 8(6) of Schedule 1, and Schedule 4A to, the Town and Country Planning Act 19901 and, sections 54, 88 and 122(3) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 20042.