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Planning enforcement legislation and policies

Storm Goretti

With Storm Goretti approaching, an red wind warning is in place for dangerous winds across Cornwall.


Government legislation

  1. Town and Country Planning Act 1990
  2. The Planning and Compensation Act 1991
  3. The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
  4. Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
  5. The Localism Act 2011
  6. The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015
  7. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
  8. The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended)
  9. The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007 (as Amended)
  10. Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
  11. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
  12. European Convention on Human Rights Article 1 of the First Protocol and Article 8 and Article 14
  13. Anti-social Behaviour Act 2005 - High Hedge Act
  14. The Hedgerow Regulations 1997
  15. The Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No 8) and Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Commencement No 4 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024

Cornwall Council policies

  1. National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)
  2. National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG)
  3. Cornwall Council Local Plan (2016-2030)
  4. Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)
  5. Neighbourhood Plans
  6. Conservation Area Character Assessments
  7. Cornwall Council Planning Enforcement Plan
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