Paragraph 3 Commencing local plan preparation
A local planning authority who meet all of the following criteria must comply with regulation 19 (notice of intention to commence local plan preparation) on or before 30th June 2026—
the authority submitted a development plan document for examination under Part 2 of the Act, as it had effect immediately before 25th March 2026, on or before 12th March 2025, regardless of whether that document was subsequently withdrawn under Part 2 of the Act, as it had effect immediately before 25th March 2026 and as saved in accordance with Schedule 1 to the Commencement Regulations,
the development plan document referred to in paragraph (a) was not adopted or approved on or before 12th March 2025, under Part 2 of the Act, as it had effect immediately before 25th March 2026,
the development plan document, as submitted for examination, established a draft housing requirement for the area that would meet less than 80% of the authority’s local housing need figure, calculated using the standard method as published by the Secretary of State on 12th December 2024f1, and
the development plan document submitted did not relate to an area in relation to which there was an operative spatial development strategy.
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