# The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, Regulation 5A: Designation of the whole of the area of a parish council


(1) This regulation applies where—
(a) a local planning authority receive an area application from a parish council;
(b) the area specified in the application consists of the whole of the parish council’s area; and
(c) if any part of the specified area is part of a neighbourhood area, none of that neighbourhood area extends outside the parish council’s area.
(2) The local planning authority must exercise their powers under section 61G of the 1990 Act to designate the specified area as a neighbourhood area.
(3) Where this regulation applies, regulations 6 and 6A do not apply.

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