Part 9E+W+SChanges to existing planning regimes

Chapter 2E+W+SOther changes to existing planning regimes

Local developmentE+W+S

180Local development documentsE+W+S

(1)PCPA 2004 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 15(2) (matters which must be specified in local development scheme)—

(a)omit paragraph (a);

(b)before paragraph (b) insert—

“(aa)the local development documents which are to be development plan documents;”;

(c)in paragraph (b) for “document” substitute “ development plan document ”;

(d)omit paragraph (c);

(e)in paragraphs (d) and (f) for “documents” substitute “ development plan documents ”.

(3)In section 17 (local development documents)—

(a)omit subsections (1) and (2);

(b)in subsection (3) for “The local development documents” substitute “ The local planning authority's local development documents ”;

(c)in subsection (4) for the words before “in relation to development which is a county matter” substitute “ Where a county council is required to prepare a minerals and waste development scheme in respect of an area, the council's local development documents must (taken as a whole) set out the council's policies (however expressed) for that area ”;

(d)in subsection (7), before paragraph (a) insert—

“(za)which descriptions of documents are, or if prepared are, to be prepared as local development documents;”.

(4)In section 18 (statements of community involvement)—

(a)for subsection (3) substitute—

“(3)For the purposes of this Part (except sections 19(2) and 24) the statement of community involvement is a local development document.

This is subject to section 17(8).”;

(b)after subsection (3) insert—

“(3A)The statement of community involvement must not be specified as a development plan document in the local development scheme.”;

(c)omit subsections (4) to (6).

(5)In section 19 (preparation of local development documents)—

(a)in subsection (1) for “Local development documents” substitute “ Development plan documents ”;

(b)in subsection (2) after “In preparing a” insert “ development plan document or any other ”;

(c)in subsection (3) for “other local development documents” substitute “ local development documents (other than their statement of community involvement) ”;

(d)in subsection (5) for “document” substitute “ development plan document ”.

(6)In section 37 (interpretation of Part 2)—

(a)in subsection (2) for “section 17” substitute “ sections 17 and 18(3) ”;

(b)for subsection (3) substitute—

“(3)A development plan document is a local development document which is specified as a development plan document in the local development scheme.”

(7)In section 38 (development plan) after subsection (8) insert—

“(9)Development plan document must be construed in accordance with section 37(3).”

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