232Result of ballot

232 Result of ballot

232 Result of ballot

(1) The returning officer must count all votes cast and sign a statement containing the following information—

(a) the total number of owners who are eligible to vote,

(b) the number of formal votes by the owners consenting to the development plan,

(c) the number of formal votes by the owners against consent to the development plan,

(d) the number of informal votes by the owners,

(e) the number of envelopes marked “rejected”,

(f) the number of lots of land in relation to which no votes were cast,

(g) the proportion of the total number of owners of lots subject to the proposed development plan who cast formal votes in favour of consent to the plan,

(h) the proportion of the total area of the land subject to the proposed development plan that is owned by sole owners and groups of co-owners who have cast formal votes in favour of consent to the plan.

(2) The returning officer must give the relevant authority and the Planning Secretary written notice of the result of the ballot and a copy of the voting roll.

(3) In this section—

total number of owners means the sum of—

(a) the total number of sole owners of lots, whether or not they are also the co-owners of other lots, and

(b) the total number of groups of co-owners of lots.