http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/5/section/15JBPlanning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004An Act to make provision relating to spatial development and town and country planning; and the compulsory acquisition of land.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-29Expert Participation2026-07-16 Part 2Local development<Addition ChangeId="key-66b206efe3e504a200801217f5a84a3a-1774538369498" CommentaryRef="key-66b206efe3e504a200801217f5a84a3a">Joint committees</Addition><Addition ChangeId="key-66b206efe3e504a200801217f5a84a3a-1774538369498" CommentaryRef="key-66b206efe3e504a200801217f5a84a3a">Dissolution of joint committee</Addition>15JB1This section applies if a constituent authority requests the Secretary of State to revoke regulations constituting a joint committee as the local planning authority for any area or in respect of any purpose.2The Secretary of State may revoke the regulations.3If the Secretary of State does so, any step taken by the joint committee in relation to a local plan timetable, local plan or supplementary plan must be treated for the purposes of any corresponding timetable or plan as a step taken by a successor authority.4A successor authority is—aa local planning authority which were a constituent authority of the joint committee;ba joint committee constituted by regulations under section 15J for an area which does not include an area which was not part of the area of the joint committee mentioned in subsection (1).5If the revocation takes effect at a time when an independent examination is being carried out in relation to a local plan or supplementary plan in relation to which the joint committee is the local planning authority the examination must be suspended.6But if, before the end of the period prescribed for the purposes of this subsection, a successor authority falling within subsection (4)(a) requests the Secretary of State to do so, the Secretary of State may direct that—athe examination is resumed in relation to the corresponding plan;bany step taken for the purposes of the suspended examination has effect for the purposes of the resumed examination.7The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision as to what is a corresponding timetable or plan.Pt. 2 modified (temp.) (28.11.2008) by Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transitional Arrangements) (No.2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2867), regs. 1(1), 21(1), 23(2) (with reg. 1(2))Ss. 15A-15LH and cross-headings substituted for ss. 15-37 and cross-heading (3.3.2026 for the purpose of making regulations only, excluding ss. 15A-15AI, 15K and 15LE(2)(a)(b)(c)(k)(l)(3); 25.3.2026 in so far as not already in force for the insertion of ss. 15B(1)(2)(a)(c)-(i)(3)-(12), 15BA-15C, 15CA(1)-(6)(a)-(g)(i)(7)(8), 15CB-15EA, 15G-15HA, 15HC-15JB, 15L-15LD, 15LE(1)(2)(d)-(j)(m)-(p)(3)(4), 15LF-15LG and 15LH (in part), otherwise prosp.) by Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(3)(b), Sch. 7 (with s. 247); S.I. 2026/169, regs. 2, 3(b) (with Schs. 1, 2) (as amended by S.I. 2026/333, regs. 1(2), 2)Pt. 2 modified (25.3.2026) by The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Local Planning) (Modification and Consequential Amendments) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/170), regs. 1(2), 7Pt. 2 applied (25.3.2026) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/186), regs. 1(2), 78(8) (with Sch.)Pt. 2 modified (16.4.2026) by S.I. 2026/170, reg. 7A (as inserted by The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Local Planning) (Modification and Consequential Amendments) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/350), regs. 1(2), 2)