Assessment of implications for European site: neighbourhood development plans
106.—(1) A qualifying body which submits a proposal for a neighbourhood development plan must provide such information as the competent authority may reasonably require for the purposes of the assessment under regulation 105 or to enable it to determine whether that assessment is required.
(2) In this regulation, “qualifying body” means a parish council, or an organisation or body designated as a neighbourhood forum, authorised for the purposes of a neighbourhood development plan to act in relation to a neighbourhood area as a result of section 61F of the TCPA 1990 (authorisation to act in relation to neighbourhood areas)(1), as applied by section 38C of the 2004 Planning Act (supplementary provisions)(2).
(3) Where the competent authority decides to revoke or modify a neighbourhood development plan after it has been made, it must for that purpose make an appropriate assessment of the implications for any European site likely to be significantly affected in view of that site’s conservation objectives; and regulation 105 and paragraph (1) apply with the appropriate modifications in relation to such a revocation or modification.
(4) This regulation applies in relation to England only.
Section 61F was inserted by the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), Schedule 9, paragraphs 1 and 2. It is prospectively amended by the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 (c. 20), section 5, from a date to be appointed.
Section 38C was inserted the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), Schedule 9, paragraphs 5 and 7.