Regulation 18 Notice of adoption of a unitary development plan

When a local planning authority adopt a unitary development plan they shall give notice by advertisement in Form 5 and shall serve a notice in similar form on any person who has duly requested to be notified of the decision reached about the plan and such other persons as they consider appropriate; and a copy of the notice given by advertisement and of the plan adopted and of a statement of the effect of section 244(1) and (2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971^f1 in its application to unitary development plans shall be made available for inspection at all reasonable hours at their office and such other places as they consider appropriate.

The local planning authority shall, not later than the date on which notice is first given by advertisement in accordance with paragraph (1), send two copies of the adopted plan to the Secretary of State.