Corrected Guidance Link for Planning Data Regulations
A URL link within the Explanatory Note of The Planning Data (England) Regulations 2026 was corrected to point to the accurate guidance on publishing plan data.
This statutory instrument document, identified as a CORRECTION to The Planning Data (England) Regulations 2026, amends the published Explanatory Note by correcting an incorrect government guidance URL on page 4.
Specifically, it substitutes 'https://www.gov.uk/guidance/' with the correct link 'https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/publish-your-plan-data/publish-yourplan-data' to ensure the guidance on how to publish plan data is accurately referenced.
Arguments For
Ensuring the Explanatory Note for the Regulations contains accurate cross-reference links, which supports clarity and legal accessibility for users intending to follow guidance on publishing plan data.
Maintaining the integrity of official government documentation by promptly rectifying typographical or referencing errors in published statutory instruments.
Arguments Against
No counter-arguments exist for a correction notice correcting a single typographical error in a reference web link, as the amendment serves to restore intended functionality and accuracy.
The necessary process of issuing a correction note itself, while minor, represents an administrative step introduced due to an initial error.
2026 No. 420
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, ENGLAND
The Planning Data (England) Regulations 2026
ISBN 978-0-34-828239-9
This identifies the document as a statutory instrument from 2026, numbered 420, specifically addressing matters concerning Town and Country Planning within England.
It names the primary legislation concerned as The Planning Data (England) Regulations 2026 and includes its unique ISBN identifier.
CORRECTION
Page 4, Explanatory Note, first paragraph, line five: 'https://www.gov.uk/guidance/' should read 'https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/publish-your-plan-data/publish-yourplan-data'.
This section explicitly issues a CORRECTION to the previously published regulations.
The amendment targets page 4 of the Explanatory Note, specifically in the first paragraph on the fifth line.
The existing incorrect hyperlink, identified as 'https://www.gov.uk/guidance/', must be replaced with the correct, functional link: 'https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/publish-your-plan-data/publish-yourplan-data'.
May 2026
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE LIMITED under the authority and superintendence of Saul Nassé, Controller of His Majesty's Stationery Office and King's Printer of Acts of Parliament.
This indicates that the correction was issued in May 2026.
The document confirms it was printed and published mechanically within the United Kingdom by The Stationery Office Limited.
This printing occurred under the official supervision of Saul Nassé, who holds the roles of Controller of His Majesty's Stationery Office and King's Printer of Acts of Parliament, validating its official status.
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