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Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to make fresh provision for planning the development and use of land, for the grant of permission to develop land and for other powers of control over the use of land; to confer on public authorities additional powers in respect of the acquisition and development of land for planning and other purposes, and to amend the law relating to compensation in respect of the compulsory acquisition of land; to provide for payments out of central funds in respect of depreciation occasioned by planning restrictions; to secure the recovery for the benefit of the community of development charges in respect of certain new development; to provide for the payment of grants out of central funds in respect of expenses of local authorities in connection with the matters aforesaid; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. |
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Citation | 10 & 11 Geo. 6 c. 51 |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 6 August 1947 |
Commencement | 1 July 1948 |
Other legislation | |
Repeals/revokes | |
Repealed by | Town and Country Planning Act 1962 (except a few provisions) |
Relates to | Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947 |
Status: Partially repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Text of the Town and Country Planning Act 1947 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. |
The Town and Country Planning Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 51) was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom passed by the Labour government led by Clement Attlee. It came into effect on 1 July 1948,[1] and along with the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 53) was the foundation of modern town and country planning in the United Kingdom.
Today the main statutes in England and Wales are the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, supported by the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) introduced in 2012. In Scotland the main statute is the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006, supported by the National Policy Framework. In Northern Ireland it is the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.
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