Part 13: General Schedule 7: Plan making Section 15E: Withdrawal of a local plan Background
The former provisions of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 set out that a local planning authority may withdraw a local development document at any time before it is adopted.
	New section 15E retains the concept of withdrawal, applying it to local plans (in the context of changes to the development plan framework made elsewhere in the sections). The key change from former provisions in the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 is the removal of the flexibility for a local planning authority to withdraw a plan from examination; a local plan may only be withdrawn from examination if the examiner recommends it (under provisions in new sections 15D or 15DA) or if the Secretary of State directs it.