Extension of
‘Saved Policies’ beyond the three-year
period
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 provides
for the saving of policies in adopted or approved local, structure and
unitary development plans for a period of 3 years from the commencement
date of the Act, which was 28 September 2004. Policies in adopted or
approved plans at commencement date are due to expire on 27 September 2007
unless the Secretary of State has made a direction to extend such policies
beyond that date.
The Directions that have been made by the Secretary of
State in relation to the West Midlands local and structure plans are set
out below. Two 3rd-party representations were received requesting the
saving of particular policies in the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
Structure Plan and the Cannock Chase Local Plan; the Secretary of
State’s decisions on these are also set out.
