The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012

Pre-submission consultation and publicityE+W

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14.  Before submitting a plan proposal [F1or a modification proposal] to the local planning authority, a qualifying body must—

(a)publicise, in a manner that is likely to bring it to the attention of people who live, work or carry on business in the neighbourhood area—

(i)details of the proposals for a neighbourhood development plan [F2or modification proposal];

(ii)details of where and when the proposals for a neighbourhood development plan [F2or modification proposal] may be inspected;

(iii)details of how to make representations; F3...

(iv)the date by which those representations must be received, being not less than 6 weeks from the date on which the draft proposal is first publicised; [F4and]

[F4(v)in relation to a modification proposal, a statement setting out whether or not the qualifying body consider that the modifications contained in the modification proposal are so significant or substantial as to change the nature of the neighbourhood development plan which the modification proposal would modify, giving reasons for why the qualifying body is of this opinion;]

(b)consult any consultation body referred to in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 whose interests the qualifying body considers may be affected by the proposals for a neighbourhood development plan [F2or modification proposal]; and

(c)send a copy of the proposals for a neighbourhood development plan [F2or modification proposal] to the local planning authority.

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