Regulation 10 Pre-deposit consultation

(1)

When preparing proposals for the alteration or replacement of a structure plan under section 33(1), and before finally determining the contents of the proposals, the local planning authority shall consult–

(a)

the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions;

(b)

any other local authority (except the council of any parish) for an area covered by the proposals;

(c)

any local planning authority for an area adjacent to the area covered by the proposals;

(d)

the Environment Agency^f1;

(e)

the Countryside Agency^f2 and the Nature Conservancy Council for England^f3;

(f)

the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England^f4.

(2)

The local planning authority shall consider any representations made by the consultees before finally determining the contents of the proposals.

(3)

The local planning authority shall prepare a statement of any other persons they have consulted when preparing their proposals, in addition to those listed in paragraph (1), and of any steps they have taken to publicise their proposals and to provide persons with an opportunity of making representations in respect of those proposals.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: See section 1 of the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25).
f2: See section 1(1) of the Countryside Act 1968 (c. 41), amended by S.I. 1999/416.
f3: See section 128 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43).
f4: See section 32 of the National Heritage Act 1983 (c. 47).