Local development documents
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19.—(1) A local development document adopted by a predecessor council under section 23 of the 2004 Act (adoption of local development documents) before the reorganisation date shall have effect on and after that date as if it had been adopted by that council’s related planning successor for such part of its area as corresponds to the area to which the document relates.
(2) In paragraph (1) “local development document” must be construed in accordance with section 17 (local development documents) of the 2004 Act.
(3) Nothing in paragraph (1) affects any power of the Secretary of State to revoke , or the related planning successor to revise a document to which paragraph (1) relates(1).
(1)
See sections 25 and 26 of the 2004 Act.