The Town and Country Planning (Local Development Plan) (Wales) Regulations 2005

Submission of LDP to the National Assembly

22.—(1) An LPA must not submit the LDP to the National Assembly unless and until it has considered any representations made under regulations 18 and 21.

(2) The documents prescribed for the purposes of section 64(3) are—

(a) the sustainability appraisal report;

(b) the community involvement scheme;

(c) a consultation report setting out—

(i) which of the bodies they have engaged or consulted pursuant to regulations 14, 15, 17 and 20,

(ii) a summary of the main issues raised in those engagements, consultations and representations,

(iii) how those main issues have been addressed in the LDP,

(iv) the total number of representations received pursuant to each of regulation 16, 18 and 21,

(v) its recommendations as to how it considers the main issues raised in the representations received pursuant to regulations 18 and 21 should be addressed in the LDP,

(vi) its recommendations as to how it considers each of the representations received pursuant to regulations 18 and 21 should be addressed in the LDP, and

(vii) any deviation from the community involvement scheme;

(d) a copy of the representations received pursuant to regulations 18 and 21; and

(e) such supporting documents as the LPA considers relevant to the preparation of the LDP.

(3) Of the documents referred to in paragraph (2)(a) to (c) and (e)—

(a) four copies of each must be sent in paper form, and

(b) one copy must be sent electronically, provided that, in the case of documents mentioned or referred to in paragraph (2)(e), it would be practicable to do so.

(4) Of the documents referred to in paragraph (2)(d), one copy of each must be sent in paper form.

(5) The LPA must—

(a) publish a statement on its website that the LDP has been submitted for examination under section 64(1);

(b) give notice of the fact by local advertisement;

(c) make available for inspection during normal office hours at the places at which the pre-deposit proposals documents were made available under regulation 15(a) the documents referred to in paragraph (2)(c) and (e);

(d) publish the documents referred to at paragraph (2)(c) and, if practicable, (2)(e) on its website;

(e) give notice to those persons who requested notification when the LDP is submitted to the National Assembly, that it has been so submitted.