Regulation 5 Form and content of a minerals and waste plan timetable

(1)

A minerals and waste plan timetable^f1 must, from the date on which it is first published in accordance with section 15B(8) of the Act^f2—

(a)

specify how many documents will collectively form the minerals and waste plan for the minerals and waste planning authority’s relevant area;

(b)

specify whether the minerals and waste plan for the minerals and waste planning authority’s relevant area is to be partly formed of one or more joint minerals and waste plan documents and, if so, each other minerals and waste planning authority for whose relevant area the joint minerals and waste plan document is to be or form part of the minerals and waste plan;

(c)

contain the information required by paragraph (2) for the first minerals and waste plan document which the minerals and waste planning authority are to prepare.

(2)

The information required by this paragraph is—

(a)

the date on which the minerals and waste planning authority will make their notice of intention to commence minerals and waste plan document preparation available under regulation 44 (1),

(b)

the date on which the minerals and waste planning authority will make a notice of scoping consultation available under regulation 45 (1)(b),

(c)

the date on or before which representations will have to be received by the minerals and waste planning authority in accordance with regulation 45 (4) (scoping consultation),

(d)

the date on which the minerals and waste planning authority will make their self-assessment summary available under regulation 46 (3),

(e)

the date on which the minerals and waste planning authority will make a notice of content and evidence consultation available under regulation 48 (1)(a),

(f)

the date on or before which representations will have to be received by the minerals and waste planning authority in accordance with regulation 48 (4) (consultation on proposed minerals and waste plan document content and evidence),

(g)

the date on which observations and advice will be sought under section 15CA(3) of the Act^f3 in accordance with regulation 51 (gateway 2),

(h)

the date on which the minerals and waste planning authority will make a notice of proposed minerals and waste plan document consultation available under regulation 52 (1)(a),

(i)

the date on or before which representations will have to be received by the minerals and waste planning authority in accordance with regulation 52 (4) (consultation on the proposed minerals and waste plan document),

(j)

the date on which observations and advice will be sought under section 15CA(3) of the Act in accordance with regulation 56 (gateway 3: prescribed requirements assessment),

(k)

the date on which the minerals and waste planning authority will submit their proposed minerals and waste plan document to the Secretary of State for independent examination under section 15D(1) of the Act, and

(l)

the date on which the minerals and waste planning authority will consider adopting the proposed minerals and waste plan document under section 15EA of the Act.

(3)

Where a minerals and waste planning authority intend to carry out a consultation in connection with the preparation of the first minerals and waste plan document which they are to prepare in addition to when they are required to do so under regulations 45, 48 and 52, their minerals and waste plan timetable must contain the information required by paragraph (4) from the date on which it is first published in accordance with section 15B(8) of the Act.

(4)

The information required by this paragraph is—

(a)

the date on which the consultation will begin, and

(b)

the date on or before which representations will have to be received by the authority.

(5)

Where a minerals and waste planning authority intend to prepare a supplementary plan under section 15CC of the Act, their minerals and waste plan timetable must also contain the following information in relation to each supplementary plan which the authority are to prepare—

(a)

the date on which the authority will make their notice of intention to commence supplementary plan preparation available under regulation 68 (1),

(b)

the date on which the authority will make a notice of proposed supplementary plan consultation available under regulation 70 (1)(a),

(c)

the date on or before which representations will have to be received by the authority in accordance with regulation 70 (6) (consultation on the proposed supplementary plan),

(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

(e)

the date on which the authority will consider adopting the supplementary plan under section 15EA of the Act.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: See section 15LH(3) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 for the definition of “minerals and waste plan timetable” applying to these Regulations.
f2: Section 15B(8) is applied in relation to a minerals and waste plan timetable by section 15BB(4) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
f3: Sections 15CA, 15D and 15EA are applied in relation to a minerals and waste plan by section 15CB(8) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004; their application in relation to a minerals and waste plan is modified by S.I. 2026/170.