{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-local-planning-england-regulations-2026/regulation-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/186",
  "legislation_title": "The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-local-planning-england-regulations-2026",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Form and content of a local plan timetable",
  "text": "(1) A local plan timetable must contain the following information from the date on which it is first published in accordance with section 15B(8) of the Act—\n(a) the date on which the local planning authority will make their notice of intention to commence local plan preparation available under regulation 19(1),\n(b) the date on which the local planning authority will make a notice of scoping consultation available under regulation 20(1)(b),\n(c) the date on or before which representations will have to be received by the local planning authority in accordance with regulation 20(4) (scoping consultation),\n(d) the date on which the local planning authority will make their self-assessment summary available under regulation 21(3),\n(e) the date on which the local planning authority will make a notice of plan content and evidence consultation available under regulation 23(1)(a),\n(f) the date on or before which representations will have to be received by the local planning authority in accordance with regulation 23(4) (consultation on proposed local plan content and evidence),\n(g) the date on which observations and advice will be sought under section 15CA(3) of the Act in accordance with regulation 26 (gateway 2),\n(h) the date on which the local planning authority will make a notice of proposed local plan consultation available under regulation 27(1)(a),\n(i) the date on or before which representations will have to be received by the local planning authority in accordance with regulation 27(4) (consultation on the proposed local plan),\n(j) the date on which observations and advice will be sought under section 15CA(3) of the Act in accordance with regulation 31 (gateway 3: prescribed requirements assessment),\n(k) the date on which the local planning authority will submit their proposed local plan to the Secretary of State for independent examination under section 15D(1) of the Act, and\n(l) the date on which the local planning authority will consider adopting the proposed local plan under section 15EA of the Act.\n(2) Where a local planning authority intend to carry out a consultation in connection with the preparation of a local plan in addition to when they are required to do so under regulations 20, 23 and 27, their local plan timetable must contain the following information from the date on which it is first published in accordance with section 15B(8) of the Act—\n(a) the date on which the consultation will begin, and\n(b) the date on or before which representations will have to be received by the authority.\n(3) Where a local planning authority intend to prepare a supplementary plan under section 15CC of the Act, their local plan timetable must also contain the following information in relation to each supplementary plan which the authority are to prepare—\n(a) the date on which the authority will make their notice of intention to commence supplementary plan preparation available under regulation 68(1),\n(b) the date on which the authority will make a notice of proposed supplementary plan consultation available under regulation 70(1)(a),\n(c) the date on or before which representations will have to be received by the local planning authority in accordance with regulation 70(6) (consultation on the proposed supplementary plan),\n(d) the date on which the authority will submit the supplementary plan that they propose to adopt for independent examination under section 15DB(1) of the Act, and\n(e) the date on which the authority will consider adopting the supplementary plan under section 15EA of the Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See section 15LH(3) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 for the definition of “local plan timetable” applying to these Regulations."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/186/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:05:31.026098+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}