Citation and commencement

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 16th July 2020, except for regulation 2(2) which comes into force on 12th August 2020.

Amendments to the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012

2. —(1)The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012( 2 ) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 35(3)(b) (availability of documents), for “113(4)” substitute “113(3B)”.

(3) After regulation 36 (copies of documents), insert—

“ Coronavirus: temporary modifications of Part 9

36A. —(1) During the relevant period—

(a) regulation 35 has effect as if paragraph (1)(a) were omitted; and

(b) regulation 36 has effect as if paragraphs (1), (2) and (3)(a) were omitted.

(2) In this regulation and regulation 36B, “the relevant period” means the period beginning with 16th July 2020 and ending with 31st December 2020.

Coronavirus: transitional provision in respect of documents made available during the relevant period

36B. —(1) Paragraph (2) applies where a local planning authority—

(a) makes a document available in accordance with regulation 35(1)(b) during the relevant period; and

(b) continues to make the document so available after the end of that period.

(2) As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the relevant period, the local planning authority must also make the document available in accordance with regulation 35(1)(a) until the local planning authority ceases to be required to make the document available under these Regulations. ” .