Representations on supplementary planning documents
18.—(1) Any person may make representations about an SPD.
(2) Any such representations must be–
(a)made within the period, and
(b)sent to the address and, where appropriate, the person, specified pursuant to regulation 17(2).
(3) The period referred to in paragraph (2)(a) must be a period of not less than 4 weeks or more than 6 weeks starting on the day on which the local planning authority complies with regulation 17(1).
(4) A local planning authority shall not adopt an SPD until–
(a)they have considered any representations made in accordance with paragraph (2); and
(b)have prepared a statement setting out–
(i)a summary of the main issues raised in these representations, and
(ii)how these main issues have been addressed in the SPD which they intend to adopt.