Planning and Development Act 2024
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Consultation with Office of Planning Regulator before preparation of draft development plan | ||
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53. (1) At least 3 months before commencing the review of a development plan referred to in subsection (2) of section 42 , a planning authority shall consult the Office of the Planning Regulator on matters relevant to the preparation of an integrated overall strategy for the proper planning and sustainable development of the functional area to which the development plan relates, taking due account of— | ||
(a) the requirement that the plan be materially consistent with— | ||
(i) the National Planning Framework, | ||
(ii) the National Marine Planning Framework, | ||
(iii) the regional spatial and economic strategy for the region within which the functional area to which the development plan relates is situated, and | ||
(iv) any relevant National Planning Policies and Measures, | ||
(b) any relevant National Planning Policy Guidance, | ||
(c) any relevant transport strategy of the National Transport Authority which relates to all or any part of the functional area of the planning authority, and | ||
(d) the development plans of adjoining planning authorities. | ||
(2) For the purposes of facilitating the consultation referred to in subsection (1), a planning authority shall prepare and furnish to the Office of the Planning Regulator a development plan review report which shall provide— | ||
(a) details of relevant changes, since the making of the development plan, to— | ||
(i) the National Planning Framework, | ||
(ii) the National Marine Planning Framework, | ||
(iii) the regional spatial and economic strategy for the region within which the functional area to which the development plan relates is situated, and | ||
(iv) National Planning Statements (including details of any new National Planning Statements issued since the making of the development plan), | ||
(b) a summary of any variations made to the development plan since it came into effect, | ||
(c) an overview of progress made in implementing the integrated overall strategy for the proper planning and sustainable development of the functional area to which the development plan relates, and | ||
(d) a preliminary identification of the key strategic issues arising in the context of the review of the existing development plan and the preparation and making of a new development plan. | ||
(3) Following the consultation referred to in subsection (1), the Office of the Planning Regulator shall, after having regard to the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (1), issue a document (referred to in this Part as the “Opinion on Development Plan Strategy”) identifying any matters relevant to the formulation of an integrated overall strategy for the proper planning and sustainable development of the functional area that require to be dealt with in the development plan. | ||
(4) The Opinion on Development Plan Strategy shall be issued not later than 2 months after the commencement of the consultation under subsection (1). | ||
(5) A planning authority shall take due account of an Opinion on Development Plan Strategy in the preparation and making of a development plan. | ||
(6) On the basis of the Opinion on Development Plan Strategy, the planning authority shall prepare a document (referred to in this Part as a “Strategic Issues and Options Paper”) which— | ||
(a) shall take due account of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (1), | ||
(b) shall set out in general terms the matters that are to be dealt with in— | ||
(i) the integrated overall strategy for the proper planning and development of the functional area, and | ||
(ii) the strategies and statements prepared under sections 44 to 51 , that are to be included in the development plan, | ||
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(c) may set out for consideration alternative approaches relevant to the matters referred to in paragraph (b). |