Explanatory Notes

Localism Act 2011

2011 CHAPTER 20

15 November 2011

Commentary

Part 6: Planning

Chapter 3: Neighbourhood Planning
Section 116: Neighbourhood planning
New section 61J: Provision that may be made by neighbourhood development order

270.New section 61J places restrictions on the contents of neighbourhood development orders (for example, they cannot relate to more than one neighbourhood area). In addition, it permits orders to grant either site-specific planning permission(s) or to grant planning permissions that relate to all or part of a neighbourhood area – for example, planning permission to build extensions to existing buildings.