Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004^[1]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision relating to spatial development and town and country planning; and the compulsory acquisition of land.
Citation	2004 c. 5
Territorial extent	England and Wales, except that sections 111(1) and 118(2) and 120 to 122 and 124 and 125 also extend, and sections 90 to 98 and 117(8) and 119(2) only extend, to Scotland, and the extent of any amendment, repeal or revocation made by this Act is the same as that of the enactment amended, repealed or revoked.[2]
Dates
Royal assent	13 May 2004
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was promoted by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. It substantially reforms the town planning and compulsory purchase framework in the United Kingdom.

It both amended and repealed significant parts of the existing planning and compulsory purchase legislation in force at the time, including the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, and introduced reforms such as the abolition of local plans and structure plans, and their replacement with Local Development Frameworks.