Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

[F1 15LE Regulations E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision in connection with the exercise by any person of a function conferred by or under this Part.

(2) The regulations may, in particular, include provision as to—

(a) the form and content of a joint spatial development strategy;

(b) the documents (if any) which must accompany a joint spatial development strategy;

(c) the procedure to be followed in connection with the preparation, adoption, publication, review, alteration or withdrawal of a joint spatial development strategy or in connection with any review under section 15AE(2);

(d) the procedure to be followed in the preparation, adoption, review, revision or withdrawal of local plans or supplementary plans;

(e) requirements about the giving of notice and publicity;

(f) requirements about inspection by the public of a local plan, supplementary plan or any other document;

(g) consultation with, or participation by, the public or any prescribed body or other person in connection with anything done under this Part, including provision imposing requirements for consultation or participation or as to the nature and extent of the consultation or participation that may or must take place;

(h) the making of representations about any matter to be included in a local plan or supplementary plan;

(i) consideration of any such representations;

(j) the remuneration and allowances payable to a person appointed to provide observations or advice under section 15CA(3), carry out a public or independent examination under this Part or act as a local plan commissioner under section 15HA(3);

(k) the procedure to be followed in the preparation, making, modification, revocation, replacement or publication of a neighbourhood priorities statement;

(l) the form, and content, of a neighbourhood priorities statement;

(m) the determination of the time by or at which anything must be done for the purposes of this Part;

(n) the manner of publication of any draft, report or other document published under this Part;

(o) monitoring the exercise by local planning authorities of their functions under this Part;

(p) the making of reasonable charges for the provision of copies of documents required by or under this Part.

(3) Regulations under subsection (2)(l) may provide for the form or content of a neighbourhood priorities statement to be determined by the Secretary of State.

(4) Regulations under this Part may make different provision for different areas.]

Textual Amendments

F1 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)