Citation, commencement, extent and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Costs of Independent Examinations for Local Planning etc.) (Standard Daily Amount) (England) Regulations 2026.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 25th March 2026.

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

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations—

“ the 2004 Act ” means the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 ;

“ the 2006 Regulations ” means the Town and Country Planning (Costs of Independent Examinations) (Standard Daily Amount) (England) Regulations 2006 ( 3 ).

Revocation of the 2006 Regulations

3. The 2006 Regulations are revoked, subject to the saving in regulation 4.

Saving for examinations under Part 2 of the 2004 Act

4.—(1) Despite the revocation in regulation 3, the 2006 Regulations continue to apply for the purposes of a saved examination.

(2) In this regulation, a “ saved examination ” means an examination to which Schedule 1 to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Commencement No. 11 and Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 ( 4 ) applies.

Standard daily amount

5.—(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 an independent examination under section 15D, 15H(3)(b) or 15HA(6)(a) of the 2004 Act( 5 ) and includes an independent examination held under any of those provisions as applied in relation to a minerals and waste plan by section 15CB(8) of the 2004 Act( 6 ).

Remuneration and allowances payable for observations or advice

6.—(1) This regulation applies in relation to a person appointed to provide observations or advice under section 15CA(3) of the 2004 Act(7), including where that person is appointed under that provision as applied in relation to a minerals and waste plan by section 15CB(8) of that Act.

(2) Subject to paragraph (4), the maximum daily remuneration payable to a person referred to in paragraph (1) for the purpose of providing observations or advice, is £993.

(3) The person referred to in paragraph (1) must additionally be paid an allowance for travelling and subsistence, if such costs are incurred, provided that allowance does not exceed the actual costs incurred by the person.

(4) Where the person works for part of a day providing observations or advice, the maximum remuneration payable to them must be no more than the proportion of the amount in paragraph (2) that is equivalent to the proportion of the day worked.