SCHEDULE 1 Spatial development strategy

PART 2 Modification of the 2004 Act

2.—(1) The 2004 Act is modified in accordance with the following provisions.

(2) Section 19 of the 2004 Act (preparation of local development documents), shall have effect as if for subsection (2)(c) there were substituted—

“(c) the spatial development strategy if the authority is a constituent council of the Combined Authority or if any of the authority’s area adjoins the Liverpool City Region;”.

(3) In section 24 of the 2004 Act (conformity with regional strategy) shall have effect as if—

(a) for subsection (1)(b) there were substituted—

“(b) the spatial development strategy if the authority is a constituent council of the Combined Authority.”;

(b) after subsection (4) there were inserted—

“(4A) A local planning authority which is a constituent council of the Combined Authority—

(a) must request the opinion in writing of the Combined Authority as to the general conformity of a development plan document with the spatial development strategy;

(b) may request the opinion in writing of the Combined Authority as to the general conformity of any other local development document with the spatial development strategy.”;

(c) after subsection (5) there were inserted—

“(5A) The Combined Authority may give an opinion as to the general conformity of a local development document with the spatial development strategy irrespective of whether a request is made under subsection (4A).”; and

(d) in subsection (7) for “Mayor” there were substituted “Mayor of the Liverpool City Region”.

(4) Section 37 of the 2004 Act (interpretation) shall have effect as if after subsection (6A)(1), there were inserted—

“(6B) In relation to the Combined Authority, in this section—

“constituent council” means one of the councils for the local government areas of Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral;

“the Combined Authority” means the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority established by the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority Order 2014;

“Liverpool City Region” means the area of the Combined Authority as specified in article 3 of the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority Order 2014;

“Mayor of the Liverpool City Region” is the person elected to the position established by article 3 of the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority (Election of Mayor) Order 2016; and

“spatial development strategy”, in relation to the Combined Authority, means a strategy established by the Combined Authority in exercise of powers under article 3 of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017.”.

(5) Section 38 of the 2004 Act (development plan) shall have effect as if—

(a) after subsection (2) there were inserted—

“(2A) For the purposes of any area in the Liverpool City Region the development plan is–

(a) the spatial development strategy;

(b) the development plan documents (taken as a whole) which have been adopted or approved in relation to that area; and

(c) the neighbourhood development plans which have been made in relation to that area.”;

(b) after subsection (10) there were inserted—

“(11) In this section—

“the Combined Authority”means the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority established by the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority Order 2014;

“the Liverpool City Region” is the area of the Combined Authority as specified in article 3 of the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority Order 2014; and

“spatial development strategy”, in relation to the Combined Authority, means a strategy established by the Combined Authority in exercise of powers under article 3 of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017.”.

(6) Section 113 of the 2004 Act (validity of strategies, plans and documents) shall have effect as if—

(a) in subsection (1), after “the Mayor of London’s”, there were inserted “or the Combined Authority’s”;

(b) in subsection (11)(e), after “the Mayor of London”, there were inserted “or the Combined Authority”;

(c) after subsection (12), there were inserted—

“(13) In this section “the Combined Authority” meansthe Liverpool City Region Combined Authority established by the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority Order 2014.”.

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Section 37(6A) was inserted by section 85 of, and paragraph 17 of Schedule 5 to, the 2009 Act.