Section 156 — Housing and Planning Act 2016: Local planning authorities: information about neighbourhood development plans

Local planning authorities: information about neighbourhood development plans 156 After section 75ZA of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (inserted by section 155 above) insert— Information about neighbourhood development plans 75ZB 1 This section applies where—

a a report of the kind mentioned in section 75ZA(1) recommends the grant of planning permission or permission in principle, and b the proposed development is in an area for which a neighbourhood development plan (made under section 38A of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004) is in force.

2 The report must—

a set out how the plan was taken into account in making the recommendation, and b identify any points of conflict between the plan and the recommendation.