14Approval of development control plans

14 Approval of development control plans

14 Approval of development control plans

(1) After considering any submissions about the draft development control plan that have been duly made, the council may—

(a) approve the plan in the form in which it was publicly exhibited, or

(b) approve the plan with any alterations the council considers appropriate, or

(c) decide not to proceed with the plan.

(2) The council must publish notice of its decision on its website within 28 days after the decision is made.

(3) Notice of a decision not to proceed with a development control plan must contain the council’s reasons for the decision.

(4) A development control plan comes into effect on—

(a) the day on which the notice of the council’s decision to approve the plan is published on its website, or

(b) a later day specified in the notice.