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PART 5Publication of recommended-modifications statement and report on modification

Publication of recommended-modifications statement

20.—(1) The manner of publication for the purposes of section 20A(1A)(a)(1) of the Act is as set out in paragraph (2).

(2) Publication is to be by—

(a)publishing in a local newspaper circulating in the area a notice containing the following information—

(i)a statement that the planning authority has adopted the local development plan without making a modification to it as recommended in the report prepared following the examination of the proposed local development plan, and

(ii)how the recommended-modification statement explaining why the modification was not made may be inspected,

(b)making copies of the recommended-modification statement available for inspection at an office of the planning authority and in every public library in the local development plan area, and

(c)publishing the recommended-modification statement on the internet.

Publication of report on modification

21.—(1) The manner of publication for the purposes of section 20A(1A)(b) of the Act is as set out in paragraph (2).

(2) Publication is to be by—

(a)publishing in a local newspaper circulating in the area a notice containing the following information—

(i)a statement that the planning authority has adopted the local development plan having made modifications to it, and

(ii)how the report on modifications setting out the modification and the reasons for making them may be inspected,

(b)making copies of the report on modifications available for inspection at an office of the planning authority and in every public library in the local development plan area, and

(c)publishing the report on modifications on the internet.

(1)

Section 20A(1A) is inserted by section 7(13) of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 13).