Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025

Amendment of section 35 of Principal Act

6. Section 35 of the Principal Act is amended by—

(a) the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):

“(2) (a) A local authority whose functional area is within the region of a regional assembly shall, not later than 3 years after either—

(i) the first making of a regional spatial and economic strategy under this Chapter, or

(ii) the first revision of a regional spatial and economic strategy continued in force by virtue of section 41,

prepare, and submit to that regional assembly, a report setting out progress made by the local authority in supporting the objectives of the regional spatial and economic strategy applicable to the functional area of that local authority.

(b) A local authority whose functional area is within the region of a regional assembly shall, not later than 3 years after the preparation of a monitoring report in accordance with subsection (4), prepare, and submit to that regional assembly, a report setting out progress made by the local authority in supporting the objectives of the regional spatial and economic strategy applicable to the functional area of that local authority.”,

and

(b) the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3):

“(3) (a) A regional assembly may, not later than 3 years after either—

(i) the first making of a regional spatial and economic strategy under this Chapter, or

(ii) the first revision of a regional spatial and economic strategy continued in force by virtue of section 41,

request any person referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 31 to prepare, and submit to the regional assembly, a report setting out progress made by that person in supporting the objectives of the regional spatial and economic strategy applicable to that person.

(b) A regional assembly may, not later than 3 years after the preparation of a monitoring report in accordance with subsection (4), request any person referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 31 to prepare, and submit to the regional assembly, a report setting out progress made by that person in supporting the objectives of the regional spatial and economic strategy applicable to that person.”.