PART 7CORRESPONDING DOCUMENTS AND CORRESPONDING SCHEMES

Joint local development documents: corresponding documents46

1

In relation to an agreement mentioned in section 28(1), the period prescribed for the purposes of section 28(9) is 3 months starting on the day on which any local planning authority which is a party to the agreement withdraws from it.

2

A corresponding document for the purposes of section 28(7) is a document which–

a

does not relate to any part of the area of the authority that has withdrawn from the agreement; and

b

with respect to the areas of the local planning authorities which prepared it, has substantially the same effect as the original joint document.

3

In paragraph (2)(b) “original joint document” means a joint LDD prepared pursuant to the agreement mentioned in paragraph (1).

Joint committees: corresponding documents and corresponding schemes47

1

The period prescribed for the purposes of section 31(6) is 3 months starting on the day on which the Secretary of State revokes under section 31(2) an order under section 29 (joint committees).

2

Subject to paragraph (5), for the purposes of section 31(3) and (6) a corresponding document is a document which–

a

does not relate to any part of the area of the constituent authority which requested the revocation of the order; and

b

with respect to the area of the successor authority, has substantially the same effect as the original LDD.

3

For the purposes of section 31(3), a corresponding scheme is a scheme of a successor authority which–

a

specifies a document that is a corresponding document for the purposes of section 31(3), but

b

does not specify the original LDD,

as a document which is to be an LDD.

4

In paragraph (3)(b) “original LDD” means an LDD prepared by the joint committee constituted by the order under section 29.

5

Paragraph (2)(a) does not apply where the constituent authority is a county council for which there is also a district council.