Section 140 — Housing and Planning Act 2016: Timetable in relation to neighbourhood development orders and plans

Timetable in relation to neighbourhood development orders and plans 140 1 In Schedule 4B to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (process for making of neighbourhood development orders), after paragraph 13 insert— 13A Regulations may make provision—

a requiring any prescribed action falling to be taken by the local planning authority under paragraph 12 or 13 to be taken by a prescribed date;

b imposing time limits for the submission of representations invited under paragraph 13(1).

2 In section 61E of that Act (neighbourhood development orders), in subsection (4)(b), after “as soon as reasonably practicable after the referendum is held” insert “ and, in any event, by such date as may be prescribed ” .

3 In section 38A of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (meaning of “neighbourhood development plan”), in subsection (4)(b), after “as soon as reasonably practicable after the referendum is held” insert “ and, in any event, by such date as may be prescribed ” .