The 'reasonable reader' of publicly exhibited planning documents is expected to consult inter-related documents exhibited together, including the existing LEP and DCP. A different and less strict test for 'misleading' applies to exhibited documents compared to public notices. Exhibition of a statutory instrument cannot be invalid merely because the instrument is ambiguous or difficult for non-legally trained readers; invalidity requires a showing that the council's failure to exhibit explanatory material was manifestly unreasonable.
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