Part 13: General Schedule 7: Plan making Section 15A: Agreements to prepare joint spatial development strategy Background
This section creates a new power for at least two local planning authorities to work jointly together to produce a joint Spatial Development Strategy (SDS). Local planning authorities agreeing to produce a joint SDS will be referred to as participating authorities. The power is available to all local planning authorities outside of Combined Authorities, Mayoral Combined Authorities and Greater London. The power is optional for local planning authorities to use at their discretion.