Part 1: Planning Neighbourhood Planning Section 1: Duty to have regard to post-examination neighbourhood development plan
This section amends section 70 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to require a local planning authority or other planning decision-taker to have regard to a post-examination neighbourhood development plan when dealing with an application for planning permission, so far as that plan is material to the application. The section defines what is meant by a post-examination neighbourhood development plan.
	This section extends to England and Wales but applies to England only.