# The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026, Regulation 73: Independent examination: supplementary plans


(1) After a relevant plan-making authority submit a supplementary plan for independent examination under section 15DB(1) of the Act, the authority must—
(a) make the matters specified in paragraph (2) available in accordance with regulation 88, and
(b) notify each person who requested to be notified of the making available of the matters specified in paragraph (2) that those matters are available for inspection and of the places and times at which they can be inspected.
(2) The matters specified in this paragraph are—
(a) the date on which the examination is to begin, and
(b) the name of the examiner.
(3) Where the examiner causes a hearing to be held for the purposes of receiving oral representations in accordance with section 15DB(7) of the Act, the relevant plan-making authority must, no later than six weeks before the date on which the hearing is to be opened—
(a) make available in accordance with regulation 88 the date, time and place at which the hearing is to be held, and
(b) notify each person to whom notification must be sent in accordance with paragraph (1) that those matters are available for inspection and of the places and times at which they can be inspected.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/186/regulation/73 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-local-planning-england-regulations-2026/regulation-73
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