SCHEDULE 1Consultation Bodies

Neighbourhood development plans

1.

For the purposes of regulations 14 and 16, a “consultation body” means—

(a)

where the local planning authority is a London borough council, the Mayor of London;

(b)

a local planning authority, county council or parish council any part of whose area is in or adjoins the area of the local planning authority;

(c)

the Coal Authority M1;

(d)

the Homes and Communities Agency M2;

(e)

Natural England M3;

(f)

the Environment Agency M4;

(g)

the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (known as English Heritage) M5;

(h)

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (company number 2904587);

(i)

the Highways Agency;

(j)

the Marine Management Organisation M6;

(k)

any person—

(i)

to whom the electronic communications code applies by virtue of a direction given under section 106(3)(a) of the Communications Act 2003; and

(ii)

who owns or controls electronic communications apparatus situated in any part of the area of the local planning authority;

(l)

where it exercises functions in any part of the neighbourhood area—

(i)

a Primary Care Trust established under section 18 of the National Health Service Act 2006 M7 or continued in existence by virtue of that section;

(ii)

a person to whom a licence has been granted under section 6(1)(b) and (c) of the Electricity Act 1989 M8;

(iii)

a person to whom a licence has been granted under section 7(2) of the Gas Act 1986 M9;

(iv)

a sewerage undertaker; and

(v)

a water undertaker;

(m)

voluntary bodies some or all of whose activities benefit all or any part of the neighbourhood area;

(n)

bodies which represent the interests of different racial, ethnic or national groups in the neighbourhood area;

(o)

bodies which represent the interests of different religious groups in the neighbourhood area;

(p)

bodies which represent the interests of persons carrying on business in the neighbourhood area; and

(q)

bodies which represent the interests of disabled persons in the neighbourhood area.