(1)Section 35 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (local planning authority must make annual report to Secretary of State) is amended as follows.
(2)Omit subsection (1) (duty to make annual report).
(3)In subsection (2) (contents of annual report) for “The annual report must contain” substitute “ Every local planning authority must prepare reports containing ”.
(4)In subsection (3) (rules about annual reports) for the words from the beginning to the end of paragraph (b) substitute—
“A report under subsection (2) must—
(a)be in respect of a period—
(i)which the authority considers appropriate in the interests of transparency,
(ii)which begins with the end of the period covered by the authority's most recent report under subsection (2), and
(iii)which is not longer than 12 months or such shorter period as is prescribed;”.
(5)After subsection (3) insert—
“(4)The authority must make the authority's reports under this section available to the public.”
(6)In the heading for “Annual” substitute “Authorities'” and for “report” substitute “ reports ”.