Section 14A: Register of land, Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring a local planning authority in England to prepare, maintain and publish a register of land within (or partly within) the authority's area which—

is of a prescribed description, or

satisfies prescribed criteria.

The regulations may make provision permitting the local planning authority to enter in the register land within (or partly within) the authority's area which—

is of a prescribed description or satisfies prescribed criteria, and

is not required by the regulations to be entered in the register.

The regulations may—

require or authorise a local planning authority to carry out consultation and other procedures in relation to entries in the register;

specify descriptions of land that are not to be entered in the register;

confer a discretion on a local planning authority, in prescribed circumstances, not to enter in the register land of a prescribed description that the authority would otherwise be required to enter in it;

require a local planning authority exercising the discretion referred to in paragraph (c) to explain why they have done so;

specify information to be included in the register;

make provision about revising the register.

The regulations may specify a description of land by reference to a description in national policies and advice.

In exercising their functions under the regulations, a local planning authority must have regard to—

the development plan;

national policies and advice;

any guidance issued by the Secretary of State for the purposes of the regulations.

In this section "national policies and advice" means national policies and advice contained in guidance issued by the Secretary of State (as it has effect from time to time).

Section 14A: Register of land

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