Commentary Part 6: Planning Chapter 3: Neighbourhood Planning New section 61P: Provision as to the making of certain decisions by local planning authorities
276.New section 61P provides power to regulate the decision-making of local planning authorities in relation to neighbourhood development orders. Provision might be made, for example, as to whether or to what extent decisions may be delegated to officers or committees or prescribe that decisions need to be taken by the executive or by a majority of those members present at the meeting of an authority.