# The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, Regulation 5: Application for designation of a neighbourhood area


(1) Where a relevant body submits an area application to the local planning authority it must include—
(a) a map which identifies the area to which the area application relates;
(b) a statement explaining why this area is considered appropriate to be designated as a neighbourhood area; and
(c) a statement that the organisation or body making the area application is a relevant body for the purposes of section 61G of the 1990 Act.
(2) A local planning authority may decline to consider an area application if the relevant body has already made an area application and a decision has not yet been made on that application.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/637/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/neighbourhood-planning-general-regulations-2012/regulation-5
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