Part 1: Planning Neighbourhood Planning Section 6: Assistance in connection with neighbourhood planning
This section amends section 18 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. That section requires a local planning authority to prepare a statement of community involvement setting out the authority’s policy for involving interested parties in the preparation of local development documents. This section requires an authority to also set out their policy for discharging the duty to give advice or assistance to qualifying bodies to facilitate proposals for neighbourhood development plans (including proposals for the modification of neighbourhood development plans) or orders.
	This section extends to England and Wales but applies to England only.