Legislation – The Town and Country Planning (Spatial Development Strategy) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

“PART 4CORONAVIRUS: TEMPORARY MODIFICATIONS

Introduction and interpretation13.

(1)

During the relevant period, Parts 2 and 3 of these Regulations have effect subject to the modifications in regulations 14 to 16.

(2)

In this Part, “the relevant period” means the period beginning with 12th August 2020 and ending with 31st December 2020.

Modification of regulation 714.

Regulation 7 (public participation) has effect as if—

(a)

for paragraph (1), there were substituted—

“(1)

The place at which the combined authority is required by section 335(2)(b) of the GLA Act (public participation) to make the proposed spatial development strategy available for inspection is on the combined authority’s website.”;

(b)

in paragraph (3), for “at its principal office” there were substituted “on its website”;

(c)

in paragraph (9), after “address” there were inserted “(which may be an email address)”;

(d)

in paragraph (10), for the words from “at those places” to “inspection” there were substituted “on its website”.

Modification of regulation 1115.

Regulation 11 (duty to make documents available) has effect as if—

(a)

in paragraph (2), “time and” were omitted;

(b)

after paragraph (3), there were inserted—

“(3A)

Paragraph (3) does not apply if the document is available for inspection on the combined authority’s website.”.

Modification of the Schedule16.

In the Schedule (prescribed forms), Form 1 (notice of deposit of a proposed spatial development strategy) has effect as if—

(a)

in the second paragraph—

(i)

after “public inspection” there were inserted “on the website of [insert name of combined authority]”;

(ii)

“on (2)” were omitted;

(b)

in the notes—

(i)

in note (1), for the words from “address” to “inspection” there were substituted “website address at which the documents can be found”;

(ii)

note (2) were omitted;

(iii)

in note (3), after “address” there were inserted “(which may be an email address)”.

Transitional provision: places at which a proposed spatial development strategy can be inspected17.

(1)

Paragraph (2) applies if a combined authority—

(a)

makes a proposed spatial development strategy available for inspection on its website under regulation 7(1) (as modified by this Part) during the relevant period; and

(b)

after the end of that period, continues to be required to make the proposed strategy available for inspection under regulation 11(2).

(2)

After the end of the relevant period—

(a)

regulation 11(2) has effect, in relation to the proposed strategy, as modified by this Part;

(b)

the combined authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable, also make the proposed strategy available for inspection, during normal office hours, at the places specified in regulation 7(1)(a) until the expiry of the period referred to in regulation 11(2).

Transitional provision: places at which other documents can be inspected18.

(1)

Paragraph (2) applies if a combined authority makes a proposed spatial development strategy available for inspection on its website under regulation 7(1) (as modified by this Part) during the relevant period.

(2)

After the end of the relevant period, for the purposes of the specified regulations, the proposed spatial development strategy is to be treated as if it had also been made available during the relevant period at the principal office of the combined authority and such other places within the combined authority area as the combined authority considers appropriate.

(3)

For the purposes of paragraph (2), the specified regulations are—

(a)

regulation 7(10);

(b)

regulation 8(2)(a) and (9)(a);

(c)

regulation 9(3)(c).”.