[15HA Secretary of State powers where local planning authority are failing etc]

[15HA  Secretary of State powers where local planning authority are failing etc]

[(1)     This section applies if the Secretary of State thinks that—

(a)     a local planning authority are failing to do anything it is necessary or expedient for them to do in connection with the preparation, adoption or revision of a local plan,

(b)     a local plan or supplementary plan is, is going to be or may be unsatisfactory, or

(c)     a proposed revision of a local plan or supplementary plan will, or may, result in the plan becoming unsatisfactory.

(2)     The Secretary of State may—

(a)     if the plan has not come into effect, take over preparation of the plan from the relevant authority;

(b)     if the plan has come into effect, revise the plan;

(c)     give directions to the relevant authority in relation to—

(i)     the preparation or adoption of the plan (including a direction requiring the plan to be modified in accordance with the direction);

(ii)     the revocation

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