The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Regulation 29

5.  For regulation 29 substitute—

“29.— (1) Where the Secretary of State gives a direction under section 21(1), 21A(1) or 27(2)(b), (3)(b), (4)(b) or (5)(b) of the Act(1) in respect of a local plan, or withdraws such a direction, the local planning authority must make—

(a) a copy of the direction or a statement that the Secretary of State has withdrawn the direction (as the case may be); and

(b) the local plan,

available in accordance with regulation 35.

(2) Where the Secretary of State gives a direction under paragraph 8(2)(a), 8(5), 8(7) or 13(1) of Schedule A1 to the Act in respect of a local plan, the Mayor of London or the combined authority (as the case may be), as soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving the direction, must provide a copy of the direction to the local planning authority concerned.

(3) Where a local planning authority receive a copy of a direction under paragraph (2), as soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving the direction, the authority must—

(a) make a copy of the direction and the local plan available in accordance with regulation 35; and

(b) at the same time as the authority comply with regulation 26, make—

(i) the local plan; and

(ii) a statement that the Secretary of State has withdrawn the direction, or a copy of the Secretary of State’s notice under paragraph 8(3)(b) of Schedule A1 to the Act,

available in accordance with regulation 35.

(4) Where—

(a) the Mayor of London gives a direction under paragraph 2(4)(b) of Schedule A1 to the Act in respect of a local plan; or

(b) a combined authority gives a direction under paragraph 6(4)(b) of Schedule A1 to the Act in respect of a local plan,

the local planning authority must make a copy of the direction and the local plan available in accordance with regulation 35.”

(1)

Section 21A was inserted into the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5) by section 145(5) of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) and Schedule A1 was inserted into that Act by section 142 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22). Section 27 was substituted by section 146 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016.