# The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026, Regulation 38: Withdrawal of a local plan


Where a local planning authority withdraw a local plan under section 15E of the Act, the authority must as soon as is reasonably practicable after withdrawing it—
(a) make a statement of that fact available in accordance with regulation 88,
(b) send, to each person or body who were invited to make representations under regulation 20 (scoping consultation), regulation 23 (consultation on proposed local plan content and evidence) or regulation 27 (consultation on the proposed local plan), notification that the local plan has been withdrawn, and
(c) cease to make all documents relating to the withdrawn local plan (other than the statement mentioned in paragraph (a) and the local planning authority’s local plan timetable) available in accordance with regulation 88.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/186/regulation/38 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-local-planning-england-regulations-2026/regulation-38
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