SI 2026/1163 - The Strategic Planning (Costs of Public Examinations) (Standard Daily Amount) (England) Regulations 2026

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2026 No. 1163 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, ENGLAND The Strategic Planning (Costs of Public Examinations) (Standard Daily Amount) (England) Regulations 2026 Made - - - - 4th November 2026 Laid before Parliament 5th November 2026 Coming into force - - 26th November 2026 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by

section 303A(5) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(1).

Citation, commencement, extent and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Strategic Planning (Costs of Public Examinations) (Standard Daily Amount) (England) Regulations 2026.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 26th November 2026.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and apply in relation to England only.

Standard daily amount

2.—(1) In relation to a specified examination carried out by a person appointed by the Secretary of State, the standard daily amount prescribed under section 303A(5) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is £993, or an appropriate proportion of that amount in relation to part of a day.

(2) In this regulation, “specified examination” means a public examination under section 12I or 12P(6)(a) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004(2).

(1) 1990 c. 8. Section 303A was inserted by section 1(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Costs of Inquiries etc.) Act 1995

(repealed) (c. 49) and amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 6 to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5), paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to the Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw. 4), section 148(3) of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22), paragraph 26 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc. 1), paragraph 7 of Schedule 8 to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55) and paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (c. 34).

(2) 2004 c. 5. Sections 12I and 12P were inserted by section 58 of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (c. 34).Document Generated: 2026-11-05

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Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Matthew Pennycook Minister of State Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local 4th November 2026 Government 2Document Generated: 2026-11-05

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EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations, which apply in relation to England only, apply where the Secretary of State is authorised to recover costs arising in connection with a public examination under section 12I or 12P(6)(a) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5).

Regulation 2 specifies a standard daily amount which may be charged by a person appointed to hold a public examination for each day on which that person is engaged in the holding of, or work connected with, that examination. The amount is £993 per day. Where part of a day is worked, an appropriate proportion may be charged.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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