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PART 5E+WNeighbourhood development plans

Publication of the examiner's report and plan proposal [F1or modification proposal] decisionsE+W

18.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies where a local planning authority decide—

(a)to decline to consider a plan proposal under paragraph 5 of Schedule 4B to the 1990 Act (as applied by section 38A of the 2004 Act) [F2or a modification proposal under paragraph 5 of Schedule A2 to the 2004 Act];

(b)to refuse a plan proposal under paragraph 6 of Schedule 4B to the 1990 Act (as applied by section 38A of the 2004 Act) [F3or a modification proposal under paragraph 8 of Schedule A2 to the 2004 Act] ;

(c)what action to take in response to the recommendations of an examiner made in a report under paragraph 10 of Schedule 4B to the 1990 Act (as applied by section 38A of the 2004 Act) in relation to a neighbourhood development plan [F4or under paragraph 13 of Schedule A2 to the 2004 Act in relation to a proposed modification of a neighbourhood development plan];

(d)what modifications, if any, they are to make to the draft plan under paragraph 12(6) of Schedule 4B to the 1990 Act (as applied by section 38A of the 2004 Act) [F5or paragraph 14(6) of Schedule A2 to the 2004 Act];

(e)whether to extend the area to which the referendum is (or referendums are) to take place; or

(f)that they are not satisfied with the plan proposal under paragraph 12(10) of Schedule 4B to the 1990 Act (as applied by section 38A of the 2004 Act) [F6or the draft plan under paragraph 14(4) of Schedule A2 to the 2004 Act].

(2) As soon as possible after making a decision referred to in paragraph (1), a local planning authority must publish—

(a)the decision and their reasons for it (“the decision statement”),

(b)details of where and when the decision statement may be inspected; and

(c)in the case of a decision mentioned in paragraph (1)(c), the report made by the examiner under paragraph 10 of Schedule 4B to the 1990 Act (as applied by section 38A of the 2004 Act) [F7or paragraph 13 of Schedule A2 to the 2004 Act] ,

on their website and in such other manner as they consider is likely to bring the decision statement and, as the case may be, the report to the attention of people who live, work or carry on business in the neighbourhood area.

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