Town and Country Planning Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Development Plans
13. Preparation of draft District Plan
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Planning Authority shall, within such period from the commencement of this Act as the Minister may specify, prepare and submit to the Minister a report of his survey under section 8 and at the same time prepare and submit to the Minister for his approval a draft District Plan complying with subsection (3).
Planning Authority
“Planning Authority”, in relation to this Act or any Part or provision of this Act, means the person or persons appointed under section 6(1) to be responsible for the operation of this Act or that Part or provision;
The report shall include an estimate of any changes likely to occur, during such period as the Minister may specify, in the matters mentioned in section 8(4) and different periods may be specified in relation to different matters.
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for town and country planning;
A draft District Plan shall consist of a map and a written statement —
District Plan
“District Plan” means a land use plan for each of the administrative districts;
formulating the policy and strategic proposals of the Planning
Authority in respect of the development and use of land in the districts, including measures for the improvement of the physical environment, communications and the management of traffic;
stating the relationship of those proposals to general proposals for the development and use of land in the neighbouring areas that may be expected to affect that area; and
containing diagrams, illustrations, descriptive matter and such matters as the Planning Authority thinks fit for the purpose of explaining or illustrating the proposals in the plans, or as may be prescribed, or as may in any particular case be specified in directions given by the Minister; and the diagrams, illustrations, and descriptive matter shall be treated as forming part of the plans.
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In formulating his policy and strategic proposals under subsection (3)(a), the Planning Authority shall have regard to —
the results of his survey under section 8 and by other information that he may obtain;
current policies in respect of the social and economic planning and development and the environmental protection of the nation as set in the Master Plan;
the resources likely to be available for the carrying out of the proposals of the District Plan; or
such other matters as the Minister may direct him to take into account.
The general proposals of the Planning Authority under this section in respect of land, shall indicate any part of the planning area that he has selected for the commencement of comprehensive treatment during a prescribed period in accordance with a District Plan and a Local Plan prepared for the selected area as a whole, by development, redevelopment, or improvement, or partly by one and partly by another method, of the whole or part of the area selected, and the nature of the treatment selected.
land
“land” includes buildings, land covered by water and any estate or interest in or right over land;
When the Minister approves a proposal for the development and use of land under this Act, such approved proposal shall have effect and prevail over any special conditions which may be entered in the Register under section 9(5) of the Land Code (Chapter 40) in respect of any title issued under section 3 or 6 of the Code.
Terms defined in s 2
District Plan
Defined · s 2“District Plan” means a land use plan for each of the administrative districts;
land
Defined · s 2“land” includes buildings, land covered by water and any estate or interest in or right over land;
Minister
Defined · s 2“Minister” means the Minister responsible for town and country planning;
planning area
Defined · s 2“planning area” means any area designated by the Planning Authority under section 8(1);
Planning Authority
Defined · s 2“Planning Authority”, in relation to this Act or any Part or provision of this Act, means the person or persons appointed under section 6(1) to be responsible for the operation of this Act or that Part or provision;
written statement
Defined · s 2“written statement”, in relation to the Master Plan, the District Plan or the Local Plan, means that part of the Master Plan, the District Plan or the Local Plan, which includes a summary of the main proposals of the Master Plan, the District Plan or the Local Plan, with such descriptive matter as the Planning Authority considers necessary to illustrate the proposals of the Master Plan, the District Plan or the Local Plan, or as the Minister may, direct for that purpose. Meaning of “development”
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