Part 2

Development Plans

Local development plans

Participation of children and young people in local development plan
16A
1
A planning authority must make such arrangements as they consider appropriate to promote and facilitate participation by children and young people (meaning for the purpose of this section a person aged 25 or under) in the preparation of the local development plan.
2
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), planning authorities must first consider discharging their duty under subsection (1) by means of contact with schools, youth councils and youth parliament representatives within their district.
3
A planning authority must—
a
publish information about its arrangements under subsection (1), and
b
keep the information published up to date.
Pt. 2 substituted (19.5.2008 for specified purposes, 25.6.2008 for specified purposes, 28.2.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 17), ss. 2, 59(2) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.S.I. 2008/165, arts. 1, 2 and S.S.I. 2008/427, arts. 1(1), 2-5); S.S.I. 2008/164, art. 2(1)(2), sch.; S.S.I. 2009/70, art. 2, sch.
S. 16A inserted (8.11.2019 for specified purposes, 19.5.2023 in so far as not already in force) by Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 13), ss. 7(5), 63(2); S.S.I. 2019/314, reg. 2; S.S.I. 2023/100, reg. 2(2)(a) (with reg. 4)