Legislation – Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
Schedule 17Planning functions of development corporations: minor and consequential amendments
New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64)
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(1)
The New Towns Act 1981 is amended as follows.
(2)
In the heading of section 7 (planning control), after “control” insert “: proposals given effect by development order”
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(3)
Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
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(1)
TCPA 1990 is amended as follows.
(2)
“(3)
This section is subject to section 8A.”
(3)
“7ZANew towns
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
In this section “specified” means specified in the order.
(5)
This section is subject to section 8A.”
(4)
“(6)
This section is subject to section 8A.”
(5)
“(ca)
a development corporation established under section 3 of the New Towns Act 1981;”.
(6)
“(ea)
a development corporation established under section 3 of the New Towns Act 1981;”.
(7)
In paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 (local highway authority restrictions on grant of planning permission)—
(a)
in sub-paragraph (2), for the words from “is to be”, where they first occur, to “2011,” substitute “does not include a development corporation planning authority;”
;
(b)
in sub-paragraph (3), for the words from “an” to “local planning authority”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “a development corporation planning authority”
;
(c)
“(4)
In this paragraph, “development corporation planning authority” means—
(a)
an urban development corporation which is the local planning authority by virtue of an order under section 149 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980,
(b)
a development corporation established under section 3 of the New Towns Act 1981 which is the local planning authority by virtue of an order under section 7A of that Act, or
(c)
a Mayoral development corporation which is the local planning authority by virtue of an order under section 198(2) of the Localism Act 2011.”
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c. 9)
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In Schedule 4 to the Listed Buildings Act (authorities exercising functions under the Act)—
(a)
in paragraph 2—
(i)
after “7”, where it first occurs, insert “, 7ZA, 7A,”
;
(ii)
after “urban development areas,” insert “new towns,”
;
(b)
in paragraph 4(1), after “7” insert “, 7ZA, 7A,”
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Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 (c. 10)
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In section 3 of the Hazardous Substances Act (hazardous substances authorities in certain special cases)—
(a)
in subsection (4)—
(i)
for “an urban development corporation or a Mayoral development corporation” substitute “a development corporation”
;
(ii)
after “planning authority” insert “for all purposes of Part 3 of the principal Act”
;
(b)
“(4A)
In subsection (4), “development corporation” means an urban development corporation, a development corporation established under section 3 of the New Towns Act 1981 or a Mayoral development corporation.”
Localism Act 2011 (c. 20)
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In section 202(5) of the Localism Act 2011 (power to apply certain modifications of planning enactments in relation to Mayoral development corporations), at the end insert “, with the further modification that any reference in that Part of that Schedule to an urban development corporation is to be read as a reference to an MDC”
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