The Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004

Submission of documents and information to the Secretary of State

28.—(1) The documents prescribed for the purposes of section 20(3) are–

(a) the sustainability appraisal report;

(b) if the authority have adopted their statement of community involvement, that statement;

(c) a statement setting out–

(i) which of the bodies they have consulted pursuant to regulation 25(1),

(ii) how these bodies, and any other persons whom the authority have consulted, were consulted,

(iii) a summary of the main issues raised in those consultations, and

(iv) how those main issues have been addressed in the DPD;

(d) a statement setting out–

(i) if representations were made under regulation 27(2)—

(aa) the number of representations made,

(bb) a summary of the main issues raised in those representations, and

(cc) how those main issues have been addressed in the DPD; or

(ii) that no such representations were made;

(e) such supporting documents as in the opinion of the authority are relevant to the preparation of the DPD.

(2) Of the documents and statements mentioned or referred to in paragraph (1)–

(a) 4 copies of each shall be sent in paper form,

(b) 1 copy of those mentioned or referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) to (d) and, if practicable, of those referred to in paragraph (1)(e), shall be sent electronically.

(3) As soon as reasonably practicable after the authority submit a DPD to the Secretary of State they must–

(a) make copies of the DPD documents and a statement of the DPD matters available for inspection during normal office hours at the places at which the pre-submission proposals documents were made available under regulation 26(a);

(b) publish on their website–

(i) the DPD documents,

(ii) the DPD matters, and

(iii) a statement of the fact that the DPD documents are available for inspection and of the places and times at which they can be inspected;

(c) send to each of the DPD bodies copies of–

(i) the DPD,

(ii) the sustainability appraisal report,

(iii) the pre-submission consultation statement,

(iv) such of the supporting documents sent to the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph (1)(e) as are relevant to that body,

(v) notice of the DPD matters, and

(vi) the statement referred to in paragraph (b)(iii);

(d) give notice by local advertisement of–

(i) the DPD matters, and

(ii) the fact that the DPD documents are available for inspection and of the places and times at which they can be inspected; and

(e) give notice to those persons who requested to be notified of the submission of the DPD to the Secretary of State that it has been so submitted.