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Schedule 2: Spatial plans

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"Plans to help manage and protect our environment and communities"

The Planning Bill has a schedule called Spatial plans. This schedule is about how to create and use regional spatial plans. You will help make these plans by following some rules. You must make sure your regional spatial plan is consistent with environmental limits and national instruments. You will also need to consider statutory acknowledgements and sites of significance to Māori when making your plan. After you make your plan, you will need to review it every 10 years to make sure it is still working well. If you need to make changes to your plan, you will need to follow a process to make sure everyone agrees with the changes. You can appeal some decisions about your plan to the Environment Court. The court will listen to your appeal and make a decision. You can also appeal the court's decision to a higher court if you are not happy with it.

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Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions, or

"How the new law will work with the old law during the changeover"

Schedule 3: Further provisions relating to plans, or

"Extra rules for making and changing plans"

2Spatial plans Empowered by s 74

1Contents of regional spatial plan

1Form of regional spatial plan

A regional spatial plan must be in the form, if any, prescribed by national standards and regulations.

2Contents of regional spatial plans

A regional spatial plan—
must identify and provide for the mandatory matters listed in clause 3; and
may identify and provide for any other matters in accordance with subclause (3).

A regional spatial plan must be consistent with—
environmental limits; and
national instruments; and
any water conservation order that applies in the region.

A regional spatial plan must provide for the matters referred to in subclause (1)—
only to the extent that the spatial plan committee considers that they are of strategic importance to the district, region, or country; and
consistent with national instruments.

A regional spatial plan must set out the actions that are critical for the implementation of the plan.

3Contents of regional spatial plans: mandatory matters

The mandatory matters referred to in clause 2(1)(a) are as follows:
constraints on the use and development of land and the coastal marine area, including natural hazards, highly productive land, significant natural areas, and outstanding natural features and landscapes:
the spatial implications of environmental limits:
sequenced future urban development areas and existing urban areas where significant change is planned, including priority areas for public investment in the short, medium, and long-term:
existing and future key infrastructure, including corridors and strategic sites and opportunities to make better use of existing infrastructure:
other infrastructure services that may be needed to serve future urban areas:
priority locations for adaptation plans prepared under the Climate Change Response Act 2002:
infrastructure supporting activities:
where necessary, existing and planned uses that require separation from incompatible activities:
the gross pattern of urban, rural, industrial, and other development types to the extent required to—
1. inform consideration of scenarios and options for future urban development and infrastructure; or
2. identify where separation of incompatible activities may be required:
any statutory acknowledgements from Treaty settlement legislation that apply in the region, including relevant statements of association, and the areas to which they apply:
sites of significance to Māori:
any customary marine title area or protected customary rights area in the region.

A statutory acknowledgement described in subclause (1)(j) must be attached to the plan.
The provisions of the legislation that provide for the statutory acknowledgement apply.
The attachment of a statutory acknowledgement to a regional spatial plan is for public information only and, unless adopted by the local authorities as part of the plan, is not part of the plan.

4General requirements: use and presentation of information

A spatial plan committee must ensure that its draft regional spatial plan is,—
as far as practicable, based on robust and reliable evidence and other information that is proportionate to the level of detail required in the particular context; and
prepared in accordance with any requirements in national instruments or regulations about the methodology and data or other information that must be used.

The spatial plan committee must not use an uncertainty or inadequacy in the available information as a reason to omit content from its regional spatial plan if the committee considers that including the content is necessary to meet the requirements of clause 2 or 3.
If the spatial plan committee is using information that is uncertain or inadequate, the committee must have regard to—
the extent of the uncertainty or inadequacy; and
how content in its regional spatial plan that is based on the information may become more detailed or otherwise be improved over time, including through—
1. actions that support the development of more certain or complete information; and
2. provision for the plan to be reviewed under clause 31 in circumstances where the committee expects more certain or complete information may be available.

The spatial plan committee must be satisfied that each matter covered in its regional spatial plan is provided for at a spatial scale that is appropriate to the matter.
The spatial plan committee must also be satisfied that its regional spatial plan provides for each matter at a level of detail that—
reflects—
1. the evidence and other information available about the matter; and
2. the extent of work or planning already undertaken on any relevant activity or proposal; and
gives sufficient flexibility to enable the persons who have a role in implementing or progressing the plan to do so in the most appropriate and efficient way; and
subject to paragraphs (a) and (b), is sufficient to give reasonable certainty to those persons about the matter.

The spatial plan committee must consider how to set out its regional spatial plan in a way that is easy for interested parties and other members of the public to use and understand, including through the appropriate use of maps and other visual illustrations of spatial matters.
Subclauses (4) to (6) are subject to clause 1.

2Preparation and review of regional spatial plan

1General

5General considerations

A spatial plan committee must comply with this clause in preparing a draft regional spatial plan.
The spatial plan committee must, to the extent relevant to the draft regional spatial plan,—
have regard to—
1. the Government policy statements listed in regulations; and
2. any statutory acknowledgement; and
3. any plan prepared under section 14 of the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004; and
4. any statement of the Government’s response under section 18 of the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission/Te Waihanga Act 2019 to a strategy report provided under that Act; and
5. any instrument notified in the Gazette by the Minister; and
6. any long-term plan, including the infrastructure and financial strategies, prepared under the Local Government Act 2002; and
7. any regional land transport plan prepared under the Land Transport Management Act 2003; and
8. any other statutory strategy, policy, or plan related to infrastructure or another mandatory matter under clause 3, including water services strategies prepared under the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025; and
9. the natural environment plan for the region prepared under the Natural Environment Act 2025; and
10. any land use plan prepared under this Act; and
11. any adaptation plan prepared under the Climate Change Response Act 2002; and
12. any response from iwi authorities or customary marine title groups to consultation conducted under section 70; and
13. regulations relating to ensuring sustainability, or the conservation, management, or sustainability, of fisheries resources (including regulations or bylaws relating to taiapure, mahinga mataitai, or other non-commercial Maori customary fishing); and
14. any planning document that is—
  1. recognised by an iwi authority; and
  2. provided or available to the committee before the plan is adopted.

The spatial plan committee must also—
take into account any planning document prepared under section 85 of the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 (a customary marine title planning document) that relates to an area in the region in which a customary marine title group exercises kaitiakitanga; and
recognise and provide for a customary marine title planning document if the draft regional spatial plan relates to the coastal marine title area of a customary marine title group; and
have regard to any recognised wāhi tapu conditions set out under section 79 of the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011.

For the purposes of subclause (2)(b)(ii), a planning document or statement is available to the spatial plan committee if the document or statement is published on an internet site that can be accessed by the public free of charge.
A notice under subclause (2)(a)(iii) may—
identify any published instrument that the Minister considers is relevant to a regional spatial plan, a class of regional spatial plans, or all regional spatial plans; and
apply in relation to that plan or those plans.

The Minister must make the notice publicly available.
In this clause, instrument includes secondary legislation, a strategy, a plan, and any other type of document.

6Incorporation of information from land use and natural environment plans

A regional spatial plan may incorporate the following from the region’s operative land use plan or natural environment plan:
information about the state and characteristics of the environment, including information about infrastructure and other aspects of the built environment:
information that reflects decisions about—
1. whether areas or features of the environment have particular characteristics, should be classified in a particular way, or meet related criteria that are set out in legislation:
2. designations:
environmental limits that are set in the plan.

Before incorporating the information, a spatial plan committee or local authority must consider whether, in the period since the land use plan or natural environment plan became operative,—
there has been a significant change in the relevant environment:
any significant new information about the relevant environment has become available.

The information from the region’s operative land use plan or natural environment plan may be incorporated by the local authorities when making decisions on the independent hearings panel’s recommendations on the draft regional spatial plan.
If information is incorporated under subclause (3),—
the spatial plan committee and the local authorities need not comply with clause 4 in relation to the information; and
the independent hearings panel need not consider or respond to any submission or other comment received on the information when carrying out its functions under clauses 16 and 17, except to the extent the submission or other comment relates to the matters described in subclause (2).

7Spatial plan committee to invite applications from designating authorities

When preparing a draft regional spatial plan, a spatial planning committee must invite relevant designating authorities to apply—
to have indicative locations for any future designations identified in the draft regional spatial plan; or
under clause 32 of Schedule 5 to notify a proposed designation through the spatial planning process.

A designating authority must submit any application in response to an invitation under subclause (1) within 20 working days of the date on which the invitation is sent.
An application in response to an invitation under subclause (1)(a) must include an assessment of the strategic need for the future designation in that indicative location.

2Issues affecting adjacent regions

8Issues affecting adjacent regions

This clause applies if an agreement under section 69 includes inter-regional matters that a regional spatial plan will focus on that have been agreed to by the local authorities in the relevant adjacent regions.
The local authorities of each relevant adjacent region must include the inter-regional content in the draft regional spatial plan for their region.
The local authorities of each relevant adjacent region must approve the inter-regional content of the draft regional spatial plan before the plan is approved for public notification under clause 12.
The local authorities of each relevant adjacent region may combine their independent hearings panel administrative and secretarial support processes to consider and hear submissions and make recommendations on inter-regional content.
The independent hearings panels of 2 or more regions may hold joint hearings on the inter-regional content of the draft regional spatial plan and make joint recommendations on that content in accordance with clauses 16 and 17.
Clauses 18 to 21 apply to any independent hearings panel recommendations related to inter-regional content, with clause 21 modified to require the local authorities of each relevant region to make decisions.
If the local authorities of each region cannot agree on a decision required under clause 21, clauses 22 and 23 apply.

3Process for preparing regional spatial plans

9Preparation of draft regional spatial plan

A spatial plan committee must prepare a draft regional spatial plan in accordance with—
the joint process agreement under section 69; and
the consultation requirements in this Act; and
the consultation requirements applicable to joint committees under the Local Government Act 2002.

While preparing the draft plan, the spatial plan committee must also prepare, in accordance with any requirements prescribed by national instruments or regulations,—
scenarios for the purpose of testing options; and
an options assessment report.

Despite subclause (2)(a), the spatial plan committee does not need to prepare scenarios if—
the spatial plan committee is carrying out the process required by this clause for the purposes of amending its regional spatial plan; and
the scenarios would not be relevant to the amendment.

The spatial plan committee must make the options assessment report publicly available when the draft regional spatial plan is publicly notified.

10Identified Māori land

This clause applies if a spatial plan committee is preparing a draft regional spatial plan that identifies—
the need for potential infrastructure or infrastructure corridors or sites that may require a designation; and
the potential location of the infrastructure or infrastructure corridors or sites (whether that is done by identifying a specific location or a wider area in which the infrastructure or infrastructure corridors or sites may be located).

In identifying the potential location, the spatial plan committee must—
act in a manner that recognises that identified Māori land is a taonga tuku iho for the owners of the land and the hapū associated with the land; and.
consider the rights and interests of owners of identified Māori land to retain, control, utilise, and occupy the land for the benefit of present and future generations of owners, their whānau, and their hapū.

11Draft regional spatial plan to be recommended for public notification

A spatial plan committee must decide whether to recommend the draft regional spatial plan to local authorities for approval for public notification.
When the spatial plan committee recommends the draft regional spatial plan to local authorities for approval for public notification, they must provide the recommended plan to all local authorities in the region.

12Approving draft regional spatial plan for public notification

When the local authorities in a region receive a recommendation under clause 11, they must decide whether to approve the public notification of the draft regional spatial plan in accordance with regulations.
If the local authorities cannot agree on whether to approve the public notification of the draft regional spatial plan, clauses 22 and 23 apply.

13Audit of draft regional spatial plan

The Minister may, in accordance with regulations, audit a draft regional spatial plan for compliance with the requirements of this Act and national instruments—
before the draft plan is publicly notified under clause 14; or
before the draft plan is adopted under clause 36.

14Public notification of draft regional spatial plan

When local authorities approve the draft regional spatial plan for public notification, the secretariat appointed under section 71 must—
make the draft regional spatial plan and the options assessment report publicly available; and
give public notice of where the draft regional spatial plan and the options assessment report are available; and
give interested parties and other members of the public 20 working days from the date the plan is made publicly available to provide written submissions on the draft regional spatial plan.

4Independent hearings panel process

15Independent hearing panel

A spatial plan committee must assign an independent hearings panel to a draft regional spatial plan in accordance with clause 3 of Schedule 4.
An independent hearings panel—
has the powers and duties prescribed in regulations; and
must exercise its prescribed powers and duties in the prescribed manner.

Schedule 4 sets out further provisions relating to the appointment and funding of independent hearings panels.

16Hearing on draft regional spatial plan

The independent hearings panel must hold a hearing into submissions on the draft regional spatial plan.

17Independent hearings panel must make recommendations on draft regional spatial plan

The independent hearings panel must make recommendations on the draft regional spatial plan in a report, which must include any recommended changes to the draft regional spatial plan.
When making recommendations on the draft regional spatial plan, the independent hearings panel must only consider the following matters:
the matters specified in clause 5:
the draft options assessment report prepared under clause 9:
any other report commissioned by the panel or prepared for the panel by the spatial plan committee or a local authority:
any submissions received on the draft regional spatial plan, including supporting evidence and information provided by submitters.

If the independent hearings panel makes recommendations on a proposed designation, it must consider the matters set out in section 24(1) to (3).
The independent hearings panel must be satisfied that its recommendations, if accepted, would comply with the requirements of this Act and any other legislation that applies to the preparation of a regional spatial plan.
The independent hearings panel’s report must set out its consideration of the matters listed in subclause (2) and its reasons for accepting or rejecting submissions (grouped into themes).
The independent hearings panel must provide the report to the following within 40 working days after the close of the hearings:
the local authorities in the region:
the spatial plan committee:
any designating authorities who have notified a proposed designation in the draft regional spatial plan:
the Minister.

5Independent hearings panel recommendations

18Spatial plan committee to provide advice to relevant local authorities on independent hearings panel recommendations

A spatial plan committee must provide advice to the relevant local authorities on independent hearings panel recommendations on the draft regional spatial plan.

19Minister may make decisions on recommendations relating to certain matters

The Minister may make a decision on a recommendation made under clause 17 if the recommendation relates to—
a matter that will have a significant positive or negative impact on the delivery, use, performance, or cost or cost-effectiveness of existing or planned infrastructure or other assets that are owned or funded (in whole or part) by central government; or
infrastructure or a matter that will support or impact a matter of national interest included in national instruments, a government policy statement, or other national plan or strategy.

Subclause (1) does not apply to a recommendation made under clause 17 on a proposed designation that has been notified in the draft regional spatial plan.
If the Minister intends to make a decision under subclause (1), the Minister must notify the local authorities and the spatial plan committee of that intention and provide them a time frame within which the Minister will make the decision on the recommendation.
The Minister must—
decide whether to accept or reject the recommendation within the time frame provided under subclause (3); and
for a rejected recommendation, decide an alternative solution, which—
1. may or may not include elements of both the draft regional spatial plan as notified and the independent hearings panel’s recommendation in respect of that part of the draft plan; but
2. must be within the scope of the submissions.

When deciding whether to accept or reject a recommendation, the Minister must consider whether their decision is consistent with the requirements of this Act that are—
related to the contents of spatial plans; and
relevant to that decision.

The Minister must make a decision on a recommendation made under clause 17 within 12 months of the date on which the draft regional spatial plan was notified.
If the Minister and local authorities make a decision on a recommendation made under clause 17 and the decisions conflict, the Minister’s decision prevails.
The Minister must—
publicly notify their decision under subclause (1) on an internet site in a way that sets out the following information:
1. whether they accept the recommendation of the independent hearings panel; or
2. whether they reject the recommendation of the independent hearings panel and the reasons for doing so; and
3. the alternative solution for any rejected recommendation; and
notify each local authority in the region, the spatial planning committee, and each designating authority affected by the decisions of the Minister under subclause (1) of the information referred to in paragraph (a).

20Designating authority to make decisions on recommendations relating to proposed designation

This clause applies to a recommendation made by the independent hearings panel that relates to a proposed designation that a designating authority has notified in a draft regional spatial plan.
The designating authority must—
decide whether to accept or reject the recommendation within 30 working days from the date the designating authority receives the independent hearings panel’s recommendations; and
for each rejected recommendation, decide an alternative solution, which—
1. may or may not include elements of both the draft regional spatial plan as notified and the independent hearings panel’s recommendation in respect of that part of the draft plan; but
2. must be within the scope of the submissions.

When deciding whether to accept or reject a recommendation, the designating authority must consider whether their decision is consistent with the requirements of this Act that are—
related to the contents of spatial plans; and
relevant to that decision.

The designating authority must notify the relevant territorial authority of its decision under subclause (2).
The relevant territorial authority must—
publicly notify the decision under subclause (2); and
notify the spatial plan committee, all other local authorities in the region, and the Minister of the decision; and
notify every person who made a submission on the requirement, and the land owners and occupiers who are directly affected by the decision, of the decision within 15 working days of the territorial authority receiving the decision.

21Local authorities to consider recommendations

Local authorities that have received advice provided under clause 18 must—
decide whether to accept or reject each recommendation of the independent hearings panel; and
for each rejected recommendation, decide an alternative solution, which—
1. may or may not include elements of both the draft regional spatial plan as notified and the independent hearings panel’s recommendation in respect of that part of the draft plan; but
2. must be within the scope of the submissions.

When deciding whether to accept or reject a recommendation of the independent hearings panel, the local authorities must—
adhere to any agreement entered into by the local authorities in relation to their respective decision-making responsibilities; and
consider whether their decision is consistent with the requirements of this Act that are—
1. related to the contents of spatial plans; and
2. relevant to that decision.

Local authorities must make decisions under subclause (1) within 12 months of the date on which the draft regional spatial plan was notified.
Local authorities must, no later than 40 working days after they are provided with a report (or, if there is more than 1 report, the last of the reports) under clause 17,—
publicly notify their decisions under subclause (1) on an internet site maintained by the relevant local authorities in a way that sets out the following information:
1. each recommendation of the independent hearings panel that it accepts; and
2. each recommendation of the independent hearings panel that it rejects and the reasons for doing so; and
3. the alternative solution for each rejected recommendation; and
publish on an internet site a copy of the plan that incorporates changes required to reflect the local authorities’ decisions; and
notify—
1. the Minister and the spatial plan committee of the decisions under subclause (1); and
2. each designating authority affected by the decisions of the local authorities under subclause (1) of the information referred to in paragraph (a) that specifically relates to the decision recommending that the designating authority confirm, modify, impose conditions on, or withdraw the designation.

6Dispute resolution

22Consensus decision-making

Spatial plan committees and local authorities must do all things reasonably practicable to achieve consensus in their decision-making under this Act on the regional spatial plan.
If the chairperson of the spatial plan committee determines that the committee is unable to achieve a consensus, they must follow the prescribed dispute resolution process.
If 2 or more local authorities are unable to achieve a consensus following decisions made using their respective procedures, they must follow the prescribed dispute resolution process.
In this clause and in clause 23, consensus means—
unanimity; or
general agreement characterised by the absence of sustained opposition on any substantial issue.

23Parties to refer matter to Minister if no decision achievable

This clause applies if—
a consensus is not reached on a matter; and
the prescribed dispute resolution process fails to resolve the dispute.

The parties must advise the Minister that a decision is required on the matter.
The Minister may—
review and determine the matter; or
appoint an independent person to review and determine the matter.

The parties must comply with information requests from the Minister or person making the determination that are relevant to the matter requiring decision.
The Minister or person making the determination must consider any relevant information provided to them by the parties and provide a determination within a reasonable time frame.
The Minister, as the case may be, must advise the parties of the determination and the parties must make the determination publicly available.
The determination is binding on the parties.

7Appeals

24Appeal to Environment Court on point of law

A person who submitted on a draft regional spatial plan may appeal to the Environment Court against a decision on an independent hearings panel recommendation on a question of law.
Notice of the appeal must be given in accordance with clause 37 of Schedule 3.

25Appeal to Environment Court on merits

A person who submitted on a draft regional spatial plan may appeal to the Environment Court in respect of a decision to reject the independent hearings panel’s recommendation relating to infrastructure.
However, a person may appeal under subclause (1) only if the person referred to the matter in the person’s submission on the draft regional spatial plan.
Notice of the appeal must be given in accordance with clause 37 of Schedule 3.

26Appeal to Environment Court on decision of designating authority

A person who submitted on a draft regional spatial plan or a local authority may appeal to the Environment Court in respect of a decision of a designating authority under clause 20.
However, a person may appeal under subclause (1) only if the person referred to the decision in the person’s submission on the draft regional spatial plan.
Notice of the appeal must be given in accordance with clause 37 of Schedule 3.

27Hearing by Environment Court on appeal

The Environment Court must hold a public hearing into any provision or matter that is appealed under clause 24, 25, or 26.

28Decision of Environment Court may be appealed

A party to an appeal before the Environment Court under clause 24, 25, or 26 may appeal on a question of law to the Court of Appeal against the decision of the Environment Court.
The appeal must be made in accordance with subpart 8 of Part 6 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, and that subpart applies—
as if the Environment Court were the first appeal court (as in section 300 of that Act); and
with any other necessary modifications.

An appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal may be made to the Supreme Court with the leave of the Supreme Court.
Clauses 77 to 86 of Schedule 9 do not apply to an appeal against a decision of the Environment Court under clause 24, 25, or 26.

8Adoption of regional spatial plan

29Local authorities to adopt regional spatial plan

When all decisions under section 21(1) have been notified and any appeals on those decisions have been finally determined, each local authority in a region must adopt the regional spatial plan.

30Public notification of adopted regional spatial plan

If all local authorities in a region adopt a regional spatial plan, the spatial plan committee must—
make the following documents and other information publicly available:
1. the plan; and
2. the associated final options assessment report; and
3. any other associated information prescribed by national instruments or regulations; and
give public notice of—
1. the date on which the plan was adopted; and
2. where the documents and other information are available.

The final options assessment report must—
include a summary of any material changes made to the regional spatial plan since the draft was notified under clause 14; and
include a summary of the submissions received on the draft plan and the independent hearings panel’s responses to them; and
be prepared in accordance with any requirements prescribed by national instruments or regulations.

9Review of regional spatial plans

31Review of regional spatial plans

A spatial plan committee may review its regional spatial plan—
at any time for the purpose of determining whether the plan may need to be amended or replaced; and
when a new customary marine title area or protected customary rights area is recognised in the spatial plan area; and
when new statutory acknowledgements from Treaty settlement legislation apply in the spatial plan area; and
when a customary marine title planning document that relates to the spatial plan area is lodged with the committee.

The review may relate to—
the whole or a part of the regional spatial plan:
the addition of new content to the plan.

32Review required every 10 years and if national instruments require

A spatial plan committee must review its regional spatial plan—
within each 10 year period starting from the date on which it is adopted to assess whether the plan needs to be amended to maintain compliance with section 67(c); and
when required to do so by national instruments.

If, following the review, the spatial plan committee decides that the regional spatial plan does need to be amended, the committee must amend the plan as soon as practicable within the time, if any, specified in national instruments.
If an amendment to a national instrument is relevant only to a part of the regional spatial plan, the spatial plan committee—
need review only that part of the plan; but
must record its reasons for reviewing only that part of the plan and make them publicly available.

33Public notice of reviews

A spatial plan committee must—
give public notice of the start and completion of a review of its regional spatial plan; and
make its review report publicly available.

34Amendments following review

This clause applies if a review under clause 31 or 32 recommends amendments to a regional spatial plan.
The local authorities in the region must initiate amendments to their regional spatial plan by agreeing the matters in section 69, to the extent that the matters are relevant to the proposed amendments.
The spatial plan committee must prepare—
a draft amendment to the regional spatial plan; or
if a significant number of changes are required, a draft amended regional spatial plan.

Section 70 and clauses 1 to 4 apply in respect of amendments prepared under subclause (3).
Clauses 5 to 30 apply in respect of amendments prepared under subclause (3), to the extent that they are relevant to the proposed amendments.

35Minor amendments

A spatial plan committee may amend its regional spatial plan without undertaking a review or complying with clause 34 if the amendment will have no more than a minor effect or corrects a minor error.
The spatial plan committee must—
make the amendment publicly available; and
give public notice of the date on which the amendment was adopted and where it is available.

3Implementation of regional spatial plan

36Co-ordination documents must be prepared and adopted

A spatial plan committee must prepare and adopt a co-ordination document for its regional spatial plan in accordance with regulations.
A spatial plan committee must adopt a co-ordination document within 6 months after local authorities adopt a regional spatial plan.
A spatial plan committee must make its co-ordination document publicly available.

37Review of co-ordination documents

A spatial plan committee must review its co-ordination document in accordance with regulations.

38Reporting on co-ordination documents

A spatial plan committee must monitor and report annually on its co-ordination document in accordance with regulations.