# Planning Act 2008, Section 180: Local development documents


(1) PCPA 2004 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 15(2) (matters which must be specified in local development scheme)—
(a) omit paragraph (a);
(b) before paragraph (b) insert—
“(aa) the local development documents which are to be development plan documents;”;
(c) in paragraph (b) for “document” substitute “ development plan document ”;
(d) omit paragraph (c);
(e) in paragraphs (d) and (f) for “documents” substitute “ development plan documents ”.
(3) In section 17 (local development documents)—
(a) omit subsections (1) and (2);
(b) in subsection (3) for “The local development documents” substitute “ The local planning authority's local development documents ”;
(c) in subsection (4) for the words before “in relation to development which is a county matter” substitute “ Where a county council is required to prepare a minerals and waste development scheme in respect of an area, the council's local development documents must (taken as a whole) set out the council's policies (however expressed) for that area ”;
(d) in subsection (7), before paragraph (a) insert—
“(za) which descriptions of documents are, or if prepared are, to be prepared as local development documents;”.
(4) In section 18 (statements of community involvement)—
(a) for subsection (3) substitute—
“(3) For the purposes of this Part (except sections 19(2) and 24) the statement of community involvement is a local development document.
This is subject to section 17(8).”;
(b) after subsection (3) insert—
“(3A) The statement of community involvement must not be specified as a development plan document in the local development scheme.”;
(c) omit subsections (4) to (6).
(5) In section 19 (preparation of local development documents)—
(a) in subsection (1) for “Local development documents” substitute “ Development plan documents ”;
(b) in subsection (2) after “In preparing a” insert “ development plan document or any other ”;
(c) in subsection (3) for “other local development documents” substitute “ local development documents (other than their statement of community involvement) ”;
(d) in subsection (5) for “document” substitute “ development plan document ”.
(6) In section 37 (interpretation of Part 2)—
(a) in subsection (2) for “section 17” substitute “ sections 17 and 18(3) ”;
(b) for subsection (3) substitute—
“(3) A development plan document is a local development document which is specified as a development plan document in the local development scheme.”
(7) In section 38 (development plan) after subsection (8) insert—
“(9) Development plan document must be construed in accordance with section 37(3).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/29/section/180 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-2008/section-180
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