# The Neighbourhood Planning (General) and Development Management Procedure (Amendment) Regulations 2016, Regulation 3: Amendment of the 2015 Order


(1) The 2015 Order is amended at follows.
(2) After article 25 insert—
“Representations by neighbourhood forum before determination of application
25A. Where a neighbourhood forum for a neighbourhood area are given information in relation to an application under paragraph 8A(1) of Schedule 1 to the 1990 Act (local planning authorities: distribution of functions)—
(a) the forum must, as soon as practicable, notify the local planning authority who are determining the application whether the forum proposes to make representations about the manner in which the application should be determined, and must make any representations to that authority within 21 days of the notification to the forum of the application; and
(b) article 25(2) to (4) applies, in relation to any such application, as if any reference to a council of a parish or to the parish (however expressed) were a reference to the neighbourhood forum or neighbourhood area, as appropriate.”.
(3) In article 38, after paragraph (3)(b), insert—
“(ba) a neighbourhood forum for a neighbourhood area any part of which is in or adjoins the area of the local planning authority;”.
(4) In Schedule 4, in paragraph (d) of the table—
(a) in the Description of development column, at the end insert “or a neighbourhood area for which a neighbourhood forum has been designated”; and
(b) in the Consultee column, at the end insert “or the neighbourhood forum (as the case may be)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/873/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/neighbourhood-planning-general-and-development-management-procedure-amendment-regulations-2016/regulation-3
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