# The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, Regulation 8: Form and content of local plans and supplementary planning documents: general

Extent: E+W

(1) A local plan or a supplementary planning document must—
(a) contain the date on which the document is adopted; and
(b) indicate whether the document is a local plan or a supplementary planning document.
(2) A local plan or a supplementary planning document must contain a reasoned justification of the policies contained in it.
(3) Any policies contained in a supplementary planning document must not conflict with the adopted development plan.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5), the policies contained in a local plan must be consistent with the adopted development plan.
(5) Where a local plan contains a policy that is intended to supersede another policy in the adopted development plan, it must state that fact and identify the superseded policy.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/767/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-local-planning-england-regulations-2012/regulation-8
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