Section 35 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (local planning authority must make annual report to Secretary of State) is amended as follows.
Omit subsection (1) (duty to make annual report).
In subsection (2) (contents of annual report) for "The annual report must contain" substitute ." Every local planning authority must prepare reports containing "
In subsection (3) (rules about annual reports) for the words from the beginning to the end of paragraph (b) substitute—
After subsection (3) insert—
In the heading for "Annual" substitute "Authorities'" and for "report" substitute ." reports "