# The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026, Regulation 8: Publication of a local plan timetable


(1) A local planning authority must first comply with section 15B(8) of the Act in relation to a local plan timetable no later than on the earlier of—
(a) the date on which the authority make their notice of intention to commence local plan preparation available under regulation 19(1), or
(b) the date on which the authority make a notice of intention to commence supplementary plan preparation available under regulation 68(1).
(2) When a local planning authority comply with section 15B(8) of the Act, the authority must on the same day make available in accordance with regulation 88 the following—
(a) their local plan timetable, and
(b) the statement that the timetable is to have effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/186/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-local-planning-england-regulations-2026/regulation-8
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