The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c 5) is an Act of the

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. It was promoted by the

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. It substantially reforms the

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and

compulsory purchase Compulsion may refer to: * Compulsive behavior, a psychological condition in which a person does a behavior compulsively, having an overwhelming feeling that they must do so. * Obsessive–compulsive disorder, a mental disorder characterized by ...

framework in the

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. It both amended and repealed significant parts of the existing planning and compulsory purchase legislation in force at the time, including the

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, and introduced reforms such as the abolition of

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and Structure Plans, and their replacement with

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History

The Act took over 18 months to negotiate its passage through

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and required special dispensation both to be carried over from one

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to another and to prevent it being lost on one occasion due to an error in the wording of a

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motion. The Bill was introduced in the

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in December 2002. It was re-committed to Commons Committee to allow the inclusion of significant new material relating to the removal of

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and

Compulsory Purchase Compulsion may refer to: * Compulsive behavior, a psychological condition in which a person does a behavior compulsively, having an overwhelming feeling that they must do so. * Obsessive–compulsive disorder, a mental disorder characterized by ...

and carried over to the current session. The Act received

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on 13 May 2004 and came into force in mid July 2004;

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implementing the parts of the Act reforming

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s came into force shortly afterwards. The remaining sections of the Act are being implemented by further regulations and development orders.

Structure

*Part 1 - Regional Functions *Part 2 - Local Development *Part 3 - Development *Part 4 - Development Control *Part 5 - Correction of Errors *Part 6 -

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*Part 7 - Crown Application of Planning Acts **Chapter 1 - England and Wales **Chapter 2 - Scotland *Part 8 -

*Part 9 - Miscellaneous and General

References

Sources

The planning Portal

UK Legislation

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Explanatory notes
to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. {{DEFAULTSORT:Planning And Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2004 Housing in England United Kingdom planning law Eminent domain Housing in Wales English property law Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning England and Wales 2004 in England