{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/neighbourhood-planning-general-regulations-2012/regulation-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/neighbourhood-planning-general-regulations-2012/regulation-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/637",
  "legislation_title": "The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/neighbourhood-planning-general-regulations-2012",
  "path": "regulation/16",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Publicising a plan proposal or a modification proposal",
  "text": "As soon as possible after receiving a plan proposal or a modification proposal which includes each of the documents referred to in regulation 15(1), a local planning authority must—\n(a) publicise the following on their website and in such other manner as they consider is likely to bring the proposal to the attention of people who live, work or carry on business in the neighbourhood area—\n(i) details of the plan proposal or the modification proposal;\n(ii) details of where and when the plan proposal or the modification proposal may be inspected;\n(iii) details of how to make representations;\n(iv) in the case of a plan proposal, a statement that any representations may include a request to be notified of the local planning authority's decision under regulation 19 in relation to the neighbourhood development plan; and\n(v) the date by which those representations must be received, being not less than 6 weeks from the date on which the plan proposal or the modification proposal is first publicised; and\n(b) notify any consultation body which is referred to in the consultation statement submitted in accordance with regulation 15, that the plan proposal or the modification proposal has been received.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 16 inserted (31.1.2018) by The Neighbourhood Planning (General) and Development Management Procedure (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1243), regs. 1, 6(3) (with reg. 13)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 16(a)(iv) inserted (31.1.2018) by The Neighbourhood Planning (General) and Development Management Procedure (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1243), regs. 1, 6(4) (with reg. 13)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 16 heading inserted (31.1.2018) by The Neighbourhood Planning (General) and Development Management Procedure (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1243), regs. 1, 6(2) (with reg. 13)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/637/regulation/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:38:49.246512+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."
}