Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

19 Preparation of local development documents E+W

(1) [F1 Development plan documents ] must be prepared in accordance with the local development scheme.

[F2 (1A) Development plan documents must (taken as a whole) include policies designed to secure that the development and use of land in the local planning authority's area contribute to the mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change.]

(2) In preparing a local development document the local planning authority must have regard to—

(a) national policies and advice contained in guidance issued by the Secretary of State;

[F3 (aa) the local development documents which are to be development plan documents;]

(b) [F4 the regional strategy ] for the region in which the area of the authority is situated, if the area is outside Greater London;

(c) the spatial development strategy if the authority are a London borough or if any part of the authority’s area adjoins Greater London;

(d) [F5 the regional strategy ] for any region which adjoins the area of the authority;

(e) the Wales Spatial Plan if any part of the authority’s area adjoins Wales;

(f) the [F6 sustainable community strategy ] prepared by the authority;

(g) the [F7 sustainable community strategy ] for any other authority whose area comprises any part of the area of the local planning authority;

(h) any other local development document which has been adopted by the authority;

(i) the resources likely to be available for implementing the proposals in the document;

(j) such other matters as the Secretary of State prescribes.

(3) In preparing the [F8 local development documents (other than their statement of community involvement) ] the authority must also comply with their statement of community involvement.

(4) But subsection (3) does not apply at any time before the authority have adopted their statement of community involvement.

(5) The local planning authority must also—

(a) carry out an appraisal of the sustainability of the proposals in each [F9 development plan document];

(b) prepare a report of the findings of the appraisal.

(6) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision—

(a) as to any further documents which must be prepared by the authority in connection with the preparation of a local development document;

(b) as to the form and content of such documents.

(7) The [F10 sustainable community strategy ] is the strategy prepared by an authority under section 4 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 19(1) substituted (6.4.2009) by Planning Act 2008 (c. 29), ss. 180(5)(a), 241(8) (with s. 226); S.I. 2009/400, art. 3(e)

F2 S. 19(1A) inserted (6.4.2009) by Planning Act 2008 (c. 29), ss. 182, 241(8) (with s. 226); S.I. 2009/400, art. 3(e)

F3 Words in s. 19(2) inserted (6.4.2009) by Planning Act 2008 (c. 29), ss. 180(5)(b), 241(8) (with s. 226); S.I. 2009/400, art. 3(e)

F4 Words in s. 19(2)(b) substituted (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(5), Sch. 5 para. 14; S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(gg)

F5 Words in s. 19(2)(d) substituted (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(5), Sch. 5 para. 14; S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(gg)

F6 Words in s. 19(2)(f) substituted (23.10.2007) by Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (c. 23), s. 7(1)(2)(b)

F7 Words in s. 19(2)(g) substituted (23.10.2007) by Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (c. 23), s. 7(1)(2)(b)

F8 Words in s. 19(3) substituted (6.4.2009) by Planning Act 2008 (c. 29), ss. 180(5)(c), 241(8) (with s. 226); S.I. 2009/400, art. 3(e)

F9 Words in s. 19(5) substituted (6.4.2009) by Planning Act 2008 (c. 29), ss. 180(5)(d), 241(8) (with s. 226); S.I. 2009/400, art. 3(e)

F10 Words in s. 19(7) substituted (23.10.2007) by Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (c. 23), s. 7(1)(2)(b)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 19 in force at 6.8.2004 for specified purposes by S.I. 2004/2097, art. 2

I2 S. 19 in force at 28.9.2004 for E. so far as not already in force by S.I. 2004/2202, art. 2(b)