# The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026, Regulation 42: Interpretation of Part 5


In this Part—
“gateway 3 completion statement” means a statement confirming the date on which the minerals and waste planning authority was advised under section 15CA(3) of the Act and regulation 56 (gateway 3: prescribed requirements assessment) or (as the case may be) regulation 58 (repeat of gateway 3), by a person appointed by the Secretary of State, that each of the requirements prescribed by regulation 57 are met in relation to their proposed minerals and waste plan document;
“gateway 3 submission documents” means the following documents—
(a) the minerals and waste planning authority’s proposed minerals and waste plan document that they intend to submit to the Secretary of State for independent examination under section 15D(1) of the Act;
(b) the minerals and waste planning authority’s map of proposed minerals and waste plan document policies;
(c) a statement of compliance;
(d) a statement of soundness;
(e) a statement setting out a summary of the consultation and engagement activities carried out by the minerals and waste planning authority in preparing their proposed minerals and waste plan document;
(f) the minerals and waste planning authority’s summary of scoping consultation;
(g) the minerals and waste planning authority’s summary of consultation on proposed minerals and waste plan document content and evidence;
(h) the minerals and waste planning authority’s summary of consultation on the proposed minerals and waste plan document;
(i) where regulation 53 (conformity with operative spatial development strategy) applies to the minerals and waste planning authority, copies of any representations made in accordance with that regulation;
(j) a statement setting out the minerals and waste planning authority’s practical arrangements demonstrating readiness for examination;
(k) where regulation 54 (supplementary plans statement) applies to the minerals and waste planning authority, a supplementary plans statement;
(l) where an environmental report has been prepared in accordance with regulation 12 of the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004, a copy of that report;
(m) where the minerals and waste planning authority have determined under regulation 9 (1) of the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004 that the proposed minerals and waste plan document is unlikely to have significant environmental effects (and, accordingly, does not require an environmental assessment), a copy of the statement of its reasons for the determination prepared under regulation 9 (3) of those Regulations;
(n) such other documents or information as the minerals and waste planning authority consider necessary to support the person appointed by the Secretary of State under section 15CA(3) of the Act in providing observations and advice of the nature specified in regulation 56(2) (gateway 3: prescribed requirements assessment) or (as the case may be) regulation 58(3) (repeat of gateway 3);
“statement of compliance” means a statement setting out the following information—
(a) details of how the proposed minerals and waste plan document complies with, or the minerals and waste planning authority have complied with, the requirements prescribed by regulation 57 (gateway 3: prescribed requirements);
(b) where the proposed minerals and waste plan document does not include content of the nature specified in regulation 12(4) (superseded policies), an explanation as to why the minerals and waste planning authority consider that this requirement is not engaged in relation to the document;
(c) where a spatial development strategy is operative in relation to the relevant area of the minerals and waste planning authority, how the authority have prepared their proposed minerals and waste plan document to be in general conformity with that strategy, in accordance with section 15CA(2) of the Act;
(d) details of where observations or advice made available in accordance with regulation 51(5)(a) (gateway 2) and regulation 88 are available for inspection and of the places and times which they can be inspected;
“statement of soundness” means a statement setting out details of the evidence which the minerals and waste planning authority has gathered to support their proposed minerals and waste plan document and how the authority consider that this evidence demonstrates that it would be reasonable for the examiner to conclude that the document is sound;
“summary of consultation on proposed minerals and waste plan document content and evidence” means the document referred to in regulation 49;
“summary of consultation on the proposed minerals and waste plan document” means the document referred to in regulation 55;
“summary of scoping consultation” means the document referred to in regulation 47;
“supplementary plans statement” means the document referred to in regulation 54.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/186/regulation/42 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-local-planning-england-regulations-2026/regulation-42
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