Town And Country Planning, England Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Neighbourhood Planning (General) and Development Management Procedure (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 31st January 2018. Amendment of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 2 The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 are amended in accordance with the following provisions. Amendment of regulation 3 3 In regulation 3 (interpretation), after the definition of “inspection” insert — “modification proposal” means a proposal submitted by a qualifying body under paragraph 1 of Schedule A2 to the 2004 Act; . Amendment of regulation 14 4 1 Regulation 14 (pre-submission consultation and publicity) is amended as follows. 2 After “plan proposal” insert “or a modification proposal”. 3 After each occurrence of “neighbourhood development plan” insert “or modification proposal”. 4 Omit “and” at the end of regulation 14(a)(iii). 5 At the end of regulation 14(a)(iv) insert— and v in relation to a modification proposal, a statement setting out whether or not the qualifying body consider that the modifications contained in the modification proposal are so significant or substantial as to change the nature of the neighbourhood development plan which the modification proposal would modify, giving reasons for why the qualifying body is of this opinion; . Amendment of regulation 15 5 1 Regulation 15 (plan proposals) is amended as follows. 2 In the heading to regulation 15, after “Plan proposals” insert “and modification proposals”. 3 After the first occurrence of “plan proposal” insert “or a modification proposal” and after the subsequent occurrence of “plan proposal” insert “or the modification proposal”. 4 In regulation 15(1)(a), after “proposed neighbourhood development plan” insert “or neighbourhood development plan as proposed to be modified”. 5 In regulation 15(1)(c), after “proposed neighbourhood development plan” insert “or neighbourhood development plan as proposed to be modified”. 6 In regulation 15(1)(d), after “paragraph 8 of Schedule 4B to the 1990 Act” insert “or in the case of a modification proposal, how the neighbourhood development plan as proposed to be modified meets the requirements of paragraph 11 of Schedule A2 to the 2004 Act” and omit “and” at the end of the line. 7 After regulation 15(1)(e), insert— and f in relation to a modification proposal, a statement setting out the whether or not the qualifying body consider that the modifications contained in the modification proposal are so significant or substantial as to change the nature of the neighbourhood development plan which the modification proposal would modify, giving reasons for why the qualifying body is of this opinion. 8 In regulation 15(2)(a) and (d), after “proposed neighbourhood development plan” insert “or neighbourhood development plan as proposed to be modified.” Amendment of regulation 16 6 1 Regulation 16 (publicising a plan proposal) is amended as follows. 2 In the heading to regulation 16, after “plan proposal” insert “or a modification proposal”. 3 After the first occurrence of “plan proposal” insert “or a modification proposal” and after each subsequent occurrence of “plan proposal” insert “or the modification proposal”. 4 In regulation 16(a)(iv) before “a statement” insert “in the case of a plan proposal,”. Amendment of regulation 17 7 1 Regulation 17 (submission of plan proposal to examination) is amended as follows. 2 In the heading to regulation 17, after “plan proposal” insert “or modification proposal”. 3 After “the 2004 Act)” insert “or paragraph 9 of Schedule A2 to the 2004 Act”. 4 After each occurrence of “plan proposal” insert “or the modification proposal”. 5 At the end of regulation 17(c) omit “and”. 6 After regulation 17(d) insert — and e in relation to a modification proposal— i a copy of the neighbourhood development plan as proposed to be modified; ii a statement setting out the whether or not the authority consider that the modifications contained in the modification proposal are so significant or substantial as to change the nature of the neighbourhood development plan which the modification proposal would modify, giving reasons for why the authority is of this opinion. . Amendment of regulation 17A 8 In regulation 17A(4) (decision on examiner’s recommendations), for “after” substitute “before”. Amendment of regulation 18 9 1 Regulation 18 (publication of the examiner’s report and plan proposal decisions) is amended as follows. 2 In the heading to regulation 18, after “plan proposal” insert “or modification proposal”. 3 In regulation 18(1)(a), after “2004 Act)” insert “or a modification proposal under paragraph 5 of Schedule A2 to the 2004 Act”. 4 In regulation 18(1)(b), after “2004 Act)” insert “or a modification proposal under paragraph 8 of Schedule A2 to the 2004 Act”. 5 At the end of regulation 18(1)(c), insert “or under paragraph 13 of Schedule A2 to the 2004 Act in relation to a proposed modification of a neighbourhood development plan”. 6 In regulation 18(1)(d), after “2004 Act)” insert “or paragraph 14(6) of Schedule A2 to the 2004 Act”. 7 In regulation 18(1)(f), after “2004 Act)” insert “or the draft plan under paragraph 14(4) of Schedule A2 to the 2004 Act”. 8 In regulation 18(2)(c) after “2004 Act)” insert “or paragraph 13 of Schedule A2 to the 2004 Act”. Amendment of regulation 18A 10 In regulation 18A (prescribed date for making a neighbourhood development plan), after paragraph (2) add— 3 The date prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 14(7) of Schedule A2 to the 2004 Act is— b the last day of the period of 5 weeks beginning with the day immediately following that on which the examiner’s report was received by the local authority in accordance with paragraph 13 of Schedule A2 to the 2004 Act; or c such later date as may be agreed in writing by the local planning authority and the qualifying body. Amendment of regulation 20 11 In regulation 20 (publicising a neighbourhood development plan), after “section 38A(4)” insert “or section 38A(11)”. Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 12 1 The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 is amended as follows. 2 In Article 25(1) (representations by parish council before determination of application), after “paragraph 8(1)” insert “or paragraph 8(3B)”. 3 In Article 25A (representations by neighbourhood forum before determination of application), after “paragraph 8A(1)” insert “or paragraph 8A(1B)”. Transitional provisions 13 The amendments made by regulations 3 to 11 do not apply in relation to a proposal for the modification of a neighbourhood development plan which is submitted to a local planning authority in accordance with regulation 15 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 before 31st January 2018. Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Alok Sharma Minister of State Department for Communities and Local Government 11th December 2017