Rulebook · What a local authority letter includes

If the council will amend the plan: the proposed amendments themselves, not only the intention to amend

If the council will amend the plan: the proposed amendments themselves, not only the intention to amend. The High Court has held that the notice within 4 weeks of the meeting must set out the substance of the proposed amendments.

Case law: a court has said a letter like this must include it.

Part of the letter: Council's decision after a review.

Type of rule

Case law, to verifyA decision of a court or of the Upper Tribunal. Each case names the court and says whether it binds the First-tier Tribunal.

Rule id

notice.review_decision.proposed_amendments

Rules version

england-2026.10

Law as at

30 September 2026

Sources

• R (L) v Devon County Council [2022] EWHC 493 (Admin)Case law, to verifyStill to confirm the citation, the holding, that the decision has not been overturned on appeal, and that it is treated as binding on the First-tier Tribunal.
• SEND Regulations 2014, reg 20(10)Law (Act or Regulations)
• SEND Regulations 2014, reg 22(2)Law (Act or Regulations)

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