17Duty to prepare strategic development plan(1)

A corporate joint committee must prepare a plan for its area, to be known as a strategic development plan.

(2)

The plan must set out—

(a)

the committee’s objectives in relation to the development and use of land in its area, and

(b)

the committee’s policies for the implementation of those objectives.

(3)

The plan must be in general conformity with the National Development Framework for Wales.

(4)

The plan must specify the period for which it is to have effect.

(5)

Regulations may make provision about the period that may be specified.

(6)

In preparing its strategic development plan, a corporate joint committee must have regard to—

(a)

the National Development Framework for Wales;

(b)

other national policies issued by the Welsh Ministers;

(c)

any strategic development plan for an area that adjoins the committee’s area;

(d)

the local development plan for each area all or part of which is included in the committee’s area;

(e)

the resources likely to be available for implementing the strategic development plan;

(f)

any other matters specified in regulations.

(7)

A plan is a strategic development plan only so far as it is—

(a)

adopted by a resolution of the corporate joint committee as its strategic development plan under section 24, or

(b)

approved by the Welsh Ministers under section 26(5) or 29(5).

(8)

A plan ceases to be a strategic development plan at the end of the period specified under subsection (4).