The Town and Country Planning (Spatial Development Strategy) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Amendment of the Town and Country (London Spatial Development Strategy) Regulations 2000

2.  In the Town and Country Planning (London Spatial Development Strategy) Regulations 2000(1), after Part 4, insert—

“PART 5 CORONAVIRUS: TEMPORARY MODIFICATIONS

Introduction and interpretation

14.— (1) During the relevant period, Parts 2 and 3 of these Regulations have effect subject to the modifications in regulations 15 to 18.

(2) In this Part, “the relevant period” means the period beginning with 12th August 2020 and ending with 31st December 2020.

Modification of regulation 9

15.   Regulation 9(3)(c) (publication) has effect as if for the words from “at those places” to “public inspection” there were substituted “on the Greater London Authority’s website”.

Modification of regulation 11

16.   Regulation 11 (duty to make documents available) has effect as if—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “at the principal office” there were substituted “on the website”;

(b) after paragraph (3), there were inserted—

“(3A) Paragraph (3) does not apply if the document is available for inspection on the Greater London Authority’s website.”;

(c) for paragraph (4), there were substituted—

“(4) A copy of the spatial development strategy made available for inspection under regulation 9(3)(c) must remain so available until the spatial development strategy is altered or replaced.”.

Modification of regulation 12

17.   Regulation 12 (availability of the spatial development strategy) has effect as if it were omitted.

Modification of the Schedule

18.   In the Schedule (prescribed forms), Form 3 (notice of publication of the spatial development strategy) has effect as if—

(a) in the second paragraph—

(i) after “public inspection” there were inserted “on the Greater London Authority’s website”;

(ii) “on (3)” were omitted;

(b) in the notes—

(i) in note (2), for the words from “place” to “inspection” there were substituted “website address at which the spatial development strategy can be found”;

(ii) note (3) were omitted.

Transitional provision: availability of the published spatial development strategy

19.— (1) Paragraph (2) applies if the Mayor publishes a spatial development strategy under section 337(1) of the GLA Act during the relevant period.

(2) After the end of the relevant period, regulation 12(1) has effect, in relation to that strategy, as if it required the Mayor to take the necessary action as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the relevant period.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), the necessary action is action to secure that printed copies of the spatial development strategy are made available for inspection during normal office hours at the principal office of the Greater London Authority and, on payment of any reasonable fee required by the Mayor, for purchase.”.

(1)

S.I. 2000/1491, to which there are amendments not relevant to this instrument.