Town and Country Planning Act 1990

[F1 11 (1) If, on considering the statement submitted with, and the matters included in, a local plan (joint or other) prepared under Schedule 4 to the 1971 Act or under this Schedule and other information provided by the authority who prepared the plan (or as the case may be, the authorities who joined in its preparation), the Secretary of State is not satisfied that the purposes of paragraph 8(1)(a) to (c) have been adequately achieved by the steps taken in that behalf by the authority or authorities, he may within 21 days of the receipt of the statement direct that no further steps for the adoption of the plan be taken without such further action as he may specify having been taken in order better to achieve those purposes and his being satisfied that such action has been taken.

(2) A planning authority who are given directions by the Secretary of State under this paragraph shall—

(a) immediately withdraw copies of the local plan made available for inspection as required by paragraph 8; and

(b) in a case where objections to the plan have been made by any person, notify him that the Secretary of State has given such directions.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 Pt. II paras. 3-16 repealed (25.11.1991 for certain purposes and otherwiseprosp.) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), ss. 27, 84(2)-(4)(6), Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 36(1)(b), Sch. 19 Pt. I (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 1991/2728, art.2