Part 3Development
Development plan
F138BProvision that may be made by neighbourhood development plans
(1)
A neighbourhood development plan—
(a)
must specify the period for which it is to have effect,
(b)
may not include provision about development that is excluded development, and
(c)
may not relate to more than one neighbourhood area.
(2)
Only one neighbourhood development plan may be made for each neighbourhood area.
(3)
If to any extent a policy set out in a neighbourhood development plan conflicts with any other statement or information in the plan, the conflict must be resolved in favour of the policy.
(4)
Regulations made by the Secretary of State may make provision—
(a)
restricting the provision that may be included in neighbourhood development plans about the use of land,
(b)
requiring neighbourhood development plans to include such matters as are prescribed in the regulations, and
(c)
prescribing the form of neighbourhood development plans.
(5)
A local planning authority must publish each neighbourhood development plan that they make in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.
(6)
Section 61K of the principal Act (meaning of “excluded development”) is to apply for the purposes of subsection (1)(b).