The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012

Publication of the examiner’s report and order proposal decisions

25.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies where a local planning authority decide—

(a) to decline to consider an order proposal under paragraph 5 of Schedule 4B to the 1990 Act;

(b) to refuse an order proposal under paragraph 6 of Schedule 4B to the 1990 Act;

(c) what action to take in response to the recommendations of an examiner made in a report under paragraph 10 of Schedule 4B to the 1990 Act in relation to a neighbourhood development order or community right to build order (as modified in the case of community right to build orders by paragraphs 7 to 10 of Schedule 4C to the 1990 Act);

(d) what modifications, if any, they are to make to the draft neighbourhood development order or community right to build order under paragraph 12(6) of Schedule 4B to the 1990 Act (as modified in the case of community right to build orders by paragraphs 7 to 10 of Schedule 4C to the 1990 Act);

(e) whether to extend the area to which the referendum is (or referendums are) to take place; or

(f) that they are not satisfied with the proposed neighbourhood development order or community right to build order under paragraph 12(10) of Schedule 4B to the 1990 Act (as modified in the case of community right to build orders by paragraphs 7 to 10 of Schedule 4C to the 1990 Act).

(2) As soon as possible after making a decision referred to in paragraph (1), a local planning authority must publish—

(a) the decision and their reasons for it (“the decision statement”),

(b) details of where and when the decision statement may be inspected, and

(c) in the case of a decision mentioned in sub-paragraph (c), the report made by the examiner under paragraph 10 of Schedule 4B to the 1990 Act,

on their website and in such other m anner as they consider is likely to bring the decision statement and, as the case may be, the report to the attention of people who live, work or carry on business in the neighbourhood area.