{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-changes-for-england-regulations-1994/regulation-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-changes-for-england-regulations-1994/regulation-17.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1994/867",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-changes-for-england-regulations-1994",
  "path": "regulation/17",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Inclusion of certain policies in another development plan",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies where—\n(a) a development plan is operative in the area of the transferee authority;\n(b) development plan proposals are being prepared by that authority;\n(c) that authority has published a statement identifying a policy included in the plan as an existing policy; and\n(d) a local inquiry or other hearing is held for the purpose of considering any objection to the proposals—\nand in this regulation, “existing policy” means a policy or proposal the substance of which (however expressed) was contained in a development plan which was operative as mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) above.\n(2) Where this regulation applies, the person holding the inquiry or other hearing need not allow an objector to appear if he is satisfied that—\n(a) the objection is to a policy identified in the statement published as mentioned in paragraph (1)(c) of this regulation;\n(b) the policy so identified is an existing policy; and\n(c) there has been no significant change in circumstances affecting the existing policy since it first formed part of the plan mentioned in paragraph (1)(a).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/867/regulation/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:36:06.191702+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}