
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning General (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 8th January 1998.
2 
After regulation 14(2) of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992, insert—“
(3) Where a notice is served under section 215 of the 1990 Act, any expenses recoverable by a local planning authority under section 219(1) of that Act are, until recovered, a charge that is binding on successive owners of the land to which the notice relates, and the charge shall take effect as from the date of the completion by that authority of the steps required to be taken by the notice.”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment
Richard Caborn
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
15th December 1997Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Win Griffiths
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Welsh Office
17th December 1997