A single-issue revision to a national planning policy is initiated when Government decide that an aspect of planning policy needs to be changed or withdrawn. There is a variety of reasons which might prompt Government to revise policy. These include for example, when policies are not being implemented as expected, where new information emerges that suggest a change is needed, or where a change is required as a result of a court judgment.
The following table sets out all single-issue revisions that have been made since 1997, and the planning policy document to which the amendment relates.
Title of document Amendment to which planning policy document 2007 Circular 03/2007 “The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007” Planning Policy Guidance note 19: (1992) 2007 Circular 01/07 “Revisions to Principles of Selection for Listed Buildings” Planning Policy Guidance note 15: Planning and the Historic Environment (1994) 2006 Written Ministerial Statement “PPS22” (Yvette Cooper) Planning Policy Statement 22: Renewable Energy (2004) 2005 “Planning for Sustainable Communities in Rural Areas” Planning Policy Guidance note 3: Housing (2000) 2005 “Supporting the Delivery of New Housing” Planning Policy Guidance note 3: Housing (2000) 2005 Circular 09/2005 “Arrangements for Handling Heritage Applications—Notification to National Amenity Societies Direction 2005” Planning Policy Guidance note 15: Planning and the Historic Environment (1994) 2005 Circular 02/2005 “Temporary Stop Notice” Planning Policy Guidance note 18: Enforcing Planning Control (1991) 2001 DETR News Release 155 and PQ Mark Todd—“Countryside Planning”—(21 March 2001, Official Report, columns 253-55W) Planning Policy Guidance note 7: The Countryside (2004) 2001 Circular 01/2001 “Arrangements for Handling Heritage Applications—Notification and Directions by the Secretary of State” Planning Policy Guidance note 15: Planning and the Historic Environment (1994) 2000 DETR News Release 416 and PQ Dr. Whitehead—“Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty”—(13 June 2000, Official Report, columns 555-56W) Planning Policy Guidance note 7: The Countryside (2004) 1997 Circular 14/97 “Planning and the Historic Environment—Notification and Directions by the Secretary of State” Planning Policy Guidance note 15: Planning and the Historic Environment (1994)