{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-and-compensation-act-1991/schedule-4/paragraph-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-and-compensation-act-1991/schedule-4/paragraph-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1991/34",
  "legislation_title": "Planning and Compensation Act 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-and-compensation-act-1991",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 16 (local inquiries) for subsection (1) there is substituted—\n“(1) Where any objections have been made, in accordance with the regulations, to proposals for a unitary development plan copies of which have been made available for inspection under section 13(2), the local planning authority shall cause a local inquiry or other hearing to be held for the purpose of considering the objections.\n(1A) The local planning authority may cause a local inquiry or other hearing to be held for the purpose of considering any other objections to the proposals.\n(1B) The local inquiry or other hearing shall be held by a person appointed by the Secretary of State or, in such cases as may be prescribed, by the authority themselves.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 7 wholly in force: Sch. 4 para. 7 in force for certain purposes at 25.11.1991, see s. 84(2)(3) and S.I. 1991/2728, art. 2; Sch. 4 para. 7 in force at 10.2.1992 so far as not already in force by S.I. 1991/2905, art. 4"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/34/schedule/4/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:37:39.964311+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."
}