Regulation 15 Consideration of proposals following an examination in public
Where a local planning authority cause an examination in public to be held for a purpose mentioned in regulation 14, the authority shall, after considering the report of the person holding the examination in public, prepare a statement of–
the decisions they have reached in the light of the report and any recommendations contained in the report; and
the reasons for those decisions.
Where a list of proposed modifications to the proposals is made available for inspection under regulation 17(1) after the statement of decisions and reasons is prepared, the report mentioned in paragraph (1) and that statement shall be made available for inspection from the date on which, and at the places at which, the list is made available for inspection.
Where such a list is not made available for inspection under regulation 17(1) after the statement of decisions and reasons is prepared, the local planning authority shall–
give notice by local advertisement in Form 3;
serve a notice in similar form on any person who has objected to, or made a representation in respect of, the proposals in accordance with these Regulations and not withdrawn the objection or representation and on such other persons as the authority think fit; and
make copies of the report mentioned in paragraph (1) and the statement of decisions and reasons available for inspection at any place at which the proposals have been made available for inspection.
Where the report of the person holding the examination in public contains recommendations that the proposals should be modified in a manner specified in the report and the local planning authority intend not to accept one or more of those recommendations–
the authority shall make a list of the recommendations that they do not intend to accept available for inspection from the date on which, and at the places at which, the report is made available for inspection;
the notice given in Form 3, or in Form 4, as the case may be, shall record the authority’s intention not to accept those recommendations and invite objections and representations to be made in respect of that intention within six weeks of the date on which the notice is first published in a local newspaper;
paragraphs (3) and (4) of regulation 17 shall apply to any objection or representation made in respect of that intention as they apply to objections and representations made in respect of proposed modifications;
where an examination in public is held to consider one or more objections made to that intention, regulation 14 shall apply as that regulation applies in the case of proposals, and this regulation shall apply following such an examination in public as it applies to an examination in public mentioned in paragraph (1); and
where objections have been made to that intention in accordance with these Regulations and not withdrawn and the local planning authority do not cause an examination in public to be held, regulation 16 shall apply to the consideration of the objections as it applies to the consideration of objections to proposals.
Where notice is given in Form 3 and paragraph (4) does not apply, the notice shall give 28 days notice of the local planning authority’s intention to adopt the proposals.