APPENDIX 3

The Town and Country Planning (Local Development) Regulations 2004

Regulation 25: Pre-submission consultation

Before a local planning authority comply with regulation 26 they must consult:

• Each of the specific consultation bodies to the extent that the local authority thinks that the proposed subject matter of the DPD affects the body. For example; regional bodies, government agencies and utility providers.

• Other general consultation bodies which the local planning authority consider appropriate

Regulation 26: Pre-submission public participation

Before a local planning authority prepare and submit a Development Plan Document to the Secretary of State they must:

• Publish the documents on their website
• Send copies of the documents to those bodies consulted under regulation 25.
• Locally advertise that the documents are available for inspection and the places and times at which they can be inspected.

Regulation 27: Representations on proposals for a development plan document

• Any person may make representations about a local planning authority's proposals for a DPD .

• Any representations must be made within a period of 6 weeks

Regulation 28: Submission of documents and information to the Secretary of State

As soon as possible after submitting the DPD to the Secretary of State the local authority must:

• Publish the documents on their website
• Send copies of the documents to those bodies consulted under regulation 25.
• Locally advertise that the documents are available for inspection and the places and times at which they can be inspected.

Regulation 29: Representations on development plan documents

• Any person may make representations about a local planning authority's proposals for a DPD .

• Any representations must be made within a period of 6 weeks

Regulation 17: Public participation

• Make the SPD documents available for inspection during office hours:
  • At their principal office
  • At other places within their area as the authority consider appropriate
  • the names of any persons whom the authority consulted in connection with the preparation of the SPD
  • how those persons were consulted
  • a summary of the main issues raised in those consultations
  • how those issues have been addressed in the SPD
  • each of the specific consultation bodies to the extent the local planning authority thinks that the proposed subject matter of the DPD affects the body. For example; regional bodies, government agencies and utility providers.
  • Other general consultation bodies which the local planning authority consider appropriate.
• Locally advertise that the documents are available for inspection and the places and times at which they can be inspected.
  

Regulation 18: Representations on supplementary planning documents

• Any person may make representations about an SPD .
• The authority should invite representations on SPD over a period of between 4 and 6 weeks

Regulation 19: Adoption of supplementary planning documents

• Make the SPD documents available for inspection during office hours:
  • At their principal office
  • At other places within their area as the authority consider appropriate
• Publish the documents on their website
• Send the adoption statement to any person who has asked to be notified of the adoption of the SPD .