Chapter 2: Development plans etc Development plans and national policy Section 94: National development management policies: meaning Background
At present, the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 does not give statutory weight to development management policies set out by the Secretary of State.
	This section inserts new section 38ZA to provide a statutory basis for those policies.
	This section places a duty on the Secretary of State to have regard to climate change mitigation and adaptation when preparing National Development Management Policies.