# The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026, Regulation 16: Supplementary plans: matters to which regard is to be had


In preparing a supplementary plan, a relevant plan-making authority must have regard to—
(a) any responses to a consultation held in connection with the preparation of the supplementary plan, including a consultation held in accordance with regulation 70 (consultation on the proposed supplementary plan),
(b) other national policies and advice contained in guidance issued by the Secretary of State,
(c) if any part of the area or a site to which the supplementary plan relates adjoins Scotland, the document referred to in section 15CA(6)(e) of the Act,
(d) if any part of the area or a site to which the supplementary plan relates adjoins Wales, the document referred to in section 15CA(6)(f) of the Act,
(e) policies developed by a local transport authority in accordance with section 108 of the Transport Act 2000,
(f) the objectives of preventing major accidents and limiting the consequences of such accidents for human health and the environment,
(g) the need, in the long term—
(i) to maintain appropriate safety distances between establishments and residential areas, buildings and areas of public use, recreational areas, and, as far as possible, major transport routes,
(ii) to protect areas of particular natural sensitivity or interest in the vicinity of establishments, where appropriate through appropriate safety distances or other relevant measures, and
(iii) in the case of existing establishments, to take additional technical measures in accordance with regulation 5 of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015 so as not to increase the risks to human health or the environment, and
(h) the national waste management plan (which has the same meaning as in the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/186/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-local-planning-england-regulations-2026/regulation-16
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