Section 12O: Replacement

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 · 2004 c. 5View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1A: Strategic plan-making

This section applies in relation to an operative spatial development strategy.

A strategic planning authority may at any time prepare a new spatial development strategy as a replacement.

The Secretary of State may direct a strategic planning authority to replace its spatial development strategy.

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision as to when, or the circumstances in which, a strategic planning authority must replace its spatial development strategy.

A strategic planning authority's operative spatial development strategy is revoked upon a new spatial development strategy being adopted by the authority in accordance with this Part.

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