Amendment of article 25A (representations by neighbourhood forum before determination of application)
13. For Article 25A substitute—
“25A.—(1) Where a neighbourhood forum for a neighbourhood area are given information in relation to an application under paragraph 8A(1) or paragraph 8A(1B) of Schedule 1 to the 1990 Act (local planning authorities: distribution of functions)—
(a)subject to paragraph (2) the forum must, as soon as practicable, notify the local planning authority who are determining the application whether the forum proposes to make representations about the manner in which the application should be determined, and must make any representations to that authority within 21 days of the notification to the forum of the application; and
(b)article 25(2) to (4) applies in relation to any such application as if any reference to a council of a parish or to the parish (however expressed) were a reference to the neighbourhood forum or neighbourhood area, as appropriate.
(2) In the case of an application for public service infrastructure development, in paragraph (1), “21 days” is to be read as if it were a reference to “18 days”.”.