Legislation – Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
Part 1
Levelling-up missions
1 Statement of levelling-up missions
2 Statement of levelling-up missions: devolution
3 Annual etc reports on delivery of levelling-up missions
4 Reports: Parliamentary scrutiny and publication
5 Changes to mission progress methodology and metrics or target dates
6 Reviews of statements of levelling-up missions
Part 2
Local democracy and devolution
Chapter 1 Combined county authorities
9 Combined county authorities and their areas
10 Constitutional arrangements
11 Non-constituent members of a CCA
14 Review of CCA’s constitutional arrangements
15 Overview and scrutiny committees
19 Other public authority functions
20 Section 19 regulations: procedure
21 Integrated Transport Authority and Passenger Transport Executive
22 Directions relating to highways and traffic functions
23 Contravention of regulations under section 22
24 Designation of key route network roads
25 Changes to boundaries of a CCA’s area
26 Dissolution of a CCA’s area
27 Power to provide for election of mayor
28 Requirements in connection with regulations under section 27
30 Functions of mayors: general
31 Procedure for direct conferral of general functions on mayor
32 Joint exercise of general functions
Police and crime and fire and rescue functions
33 Functions of mayors: policing
34 Exercise of fire and rescue functions
35 Section 34 regulations: procedure
36 Section 34 regulations: further provision
37 Section 34 regulations: exercise of fire and rescue functions
38 Section 34 regulations: complaints and conduct matters etc
39 Section 34 regulations: application of fire and rescue provisions
40 Section 34 regulations: application of local policing provisions
Financial matters relating to mayors
41 Mayors for CCA areas: financial matters
43 Alternative mayoral titles: further changes
44 Power to amend list of alternative titles
Requirements in connection with regulations about CCAs
46 Requirements in connection with establishment of CCA
47 Proposal for changes to existing arrangements relating to CCA
48 Requirements for changes to existing arrangements relating to CCA
50 Boundaries of power under section 49
51 Power to make provision supplemental to section 49
52 General power of competence
54 Transfer of property, rights and liabilities
58 Review of combined authority’s constitutional arrangements
59 Consent to changes to combined authority’s area
60 Changes to mayoral combined authority’s area: additional requirements
61 Consent to conferral of general functions on mayor
62 Consent to conferral of police and crime commissioner functions on mayor
63 Functions in respect of key route network roads
64 Membership of combined authority
65 Proposal for establishment of combined authority
66 Proposal for changes to existing combined arrangements
67 Consequential amendments relating to section 65 and 66
68 Regulations applying to combined authorities
69 Combined authorities and combined county authorities: power to borrow
70 Payment of allowances to committee members
71 Timing for changes in governance arrangements
72 Transfer of functions: changes in governance arrangements
73 Power to transfer etc public authority functions to certain local authorities
Police and crime commissioners and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime
74 Participation of police and crime commissioners at certain local authority committees
76 Combined authorities: alternative mayoral titles
77 Local authorities in England: alternative mayoral titles
Local government capital finance
78 Capital finance risk management
79 Long-term empty dwellings: England
80 Dwellings occupied periodically: England
81 Alteration of street names: England
83 The Common Council of the City of London: removal of voting restrictions
Part 3
Planning
84 Power in relation to the processing of planning data
85 Power in relation to the provision of planning data
86 Power to require certain planning data to be made publicly available
87 Power to require use of approved planning data software in England
88 Disclosure of planning data does not infringe copyright in certain cases
89 Requirements to consult devolved administrations
90 Planning data regulations made by devolved authorities
Chapter 2 Development plans etc
Development plans and national policy
93 Role of development plan and national policy in England
94 National development management policies: meaning
Spatial development strategy for London
95 Contents of the spatial development strategy
98 Contents of a neighbourhood development plan
99 Neighbourhood development plans and orders: basic conditions
Requirement to assist with plan making
100 Requirement to assist with certain plan making
Minor and consequential amendments
101 Minor and consequential amendments in connection with Chapter 2
102 Regard to certain heritage assets in exercise of planning functions
103 Temporary stop notices in relation to listed buildings
104 Urgent works to listed buildings: occupied buildings and recovery of costs
105 Removal of compensation for building preservation notice
Chapter 4 Grant and implementation of planning permission
107 Street votes: community infrastructure levy
110 Material variations in planning permission
111 Development commencement notices
113 Power to decline to determine applications in cases of earlier non-implementation etc
114 Condition relating to development progress reports
Chapter 5 Enforcement of planning controls
115 Time limits for enforcement
116 Duration of temporary stop notices
117 Enforcement warning notices
118 Restriction on appeals against enforcement notices
120 Penalties for non-compliance
121 Power to provide relief from enforcement of planning conditions
122 Consultation before applying for planning permission
123 Duty in relation to self-build and custom housebuilding
124 Powers as to form and content of planning applications
125 Additional powers in relation to planning obligations
126 Fees for certain services in relation to nationally significant infrastructure projects
127 Power to shorten deadline for examination of development consent order applications
128 Additional powers in relation to non-material changes to development consent orders
129 Hazardous substances consent: connected applications to the Secretary of State
130 Regulations and orders under the Planning Acts
131 Power for appointees to vary determinations as to procedure
132 Pre-consolidation amendment of planning, development and compulsory purchase legislation
133 Participation in certain proceedings conducted by, or on behalf of, the Secretary of State
135 Biodiversity net gain: pre-development biodiversity value and habitat enhancement
136 Development affecting ancient woodland
Part 4
Infrastructure Levy and Community Infrastructure Levy
137 Infrastructure Levy: England
138 Power to designate Homes and Communities Agency as a charging authority
139 Restriction of Community Infrastructure Levy to Greater London and Wales
140 Enforcement of Community Infrastructure Levy
Part 5
Community land auction pilots
141 Community land auction arrangements and their purpose
142 Power to permit community land auction arrangements
143 Application of CLA receipts
144 Duty to pass CLA receipts to other persons
145 Use of CLA receipts in an area to which section 144(1) duty does not relate
146 CLA infrastructure delivery strategy
147 Power to provide for authorities making joint local plans
148 Parliamentary scrutiny of pilot
149 CLA regulations: further provision and guidance
Part 6
Environmental outcomes reports
152 Power to specify environmental outcomes
153 Environmental outcomes reports for relevant consents and relevant plans
154 Power to define “relevant consent” and “relevant plan” etc
155 Assessing and monitoring impact on outcomes etc
156 Safeguards: non-regression, international obligations and public engagement
157 Requirements to consult devolved administrations
158 EOR regulations: devolved authorities
159 Exemptions for national defence and civil emergency etc
164 Interaction with existing environmental assessment legislation and the Habitats Regulations
165 Consequential repeal of power to make provision for environmental assessment
166 EOR regulations: further provision
Part 7
Nutrient pollution standards
168 Nutrient pollution standards to apply to certain sewage disposal works
169 Planning: assessments of effects on certain sites
Part 8
Development corporations
171 Locally-led urban development corporations
172 Development corporations for locally-led new towns
173 Minor and consequential amendments
174 Planning functions of urban development corporations
175 Planning functions of new town development corporations
176 Mayoral development corporation as minerals and waste planning authority
177 Minor and consequential amendments
Part 9
Compulsory purchase
180 Acquisition by local authorities for purposes of regeneration
184 Corresponding provision for purchases by Ministers
185 Time limits for implementation
186 Agreement to vary vesting date
187 Common standards for compulsory purchase data
188 ‘No-scheme’ principle: minor amendments
189 Prospects of planning permission for alternative development
190 Power to require prospects of planning permission to be ignored
Part 10
Letting by local authorities of vacant high-street premises
191 Designated high streets and town centres
192 High-street uses and premises
196 Restriction on letting while initial notice in force
197 Circumstances in which letting to be permitted
199 Restriction on letting while final notice in force
200 Restriction on works while final notice in force
204 Power to contract for tenancy
205 Terms of contract for tenancy
207 Power to grant tenancy in default
208 Deemed consent of superior lessor or mortgagee
209 Exclusion of security of tenure
210 Power to require provision of information
211 Power to enter and survey land
212 Offences in connection with section 211
213 Power to extend time limits
214 Further provision about letting notices
217 Power to modify or disapply enactments applicable to letting
Part 11
Information about interests and dealings in land
219 Power to require provision of certain classes of information
220 The beneficial ownership purpose
221 The contractual control purpose
222 The national security purpose
223 Requirements may include transactional information
226 Enforcement of requirements
Part 12
Miscellaneous
228 Registration of short-term rental properties
230 Historic environment records
231 Review of governance etc of RICS
233 Power to replace Health and Safety Executive as building safety regulator
234 Transfer schemes in connection with regulations under section 233
235 Transfer of land by local authorities
237 Childcare: use of non-domestic premises
238 Childcare: number of providers
239 Amendments of Schedule 7B to the Government of Wales Act 2006
241 Powers of local authority in relation to the provision of childcare
242 Report on enforcement of the Vagrancy Act 1824
243 Qualifying leases under the Building Safety Act 2022
244 Road user charging schemes in London
Part 13
General
248 Amendments of references to “retained direct EU legislation”
249 Abbreviated references to certain Acts
250 Power to make consequential provision
251 Power to address conflicts with the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023
255 Commencement and transitional provision
SCHEDULES
Schedule 1 Combined county authorities: overview and scrutiny committees and audit committee
Schedule 2 Mayors for combined county authority areas: further provisions about elections
Schedule 3 Mayors for combined county authority Areas: PCC functions
Schedule 4 Combined county authorities: consequential amendments
Schedule 5 Alteration of street names: consequential amendments
Schedule 8 Minor and consequential amendments in connection with Chapter 2 of Part 3
Schedule 9 Street votes: minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 10 Crown development: consequential amendments
Schedule 11 Completion notices: consequential amendments
Schedule 12 Infrastructure Levy
Schedule 13 Regulations under Chapter 1 of Part 3 or Part 6: restrictions on devolved authorities
Schedule 14 Existing environmental assessment legislation
Schedule 16 Locally-led development corporations: minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 17 Planning functions of development corporations: minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 19 Compulsory purchase: corresponding provision for purchases by Ministers
Schedule 20 Grounds of appeal against final letting notice
Schedule 21 Provision to be included in terms of tenancy further to contract under section 204
Schedule 23 Use of non-domestic premises for childcare: registration
Schedule 24 Regulations under Chapter 1 of Part 3 or Part 6: form and scrutiny
Part 10Letting by local authorities of vacant high-street premises
Procedure for letting
204Power to contract for tenancy
(1)
Subsection (2) applies if—
(a)
a final letting notice served by the authority is in force in relation to the premises,
(b)
the period of 42 days beginning with the day on which that notice took effect has elapsed,
(c)
a rental auction has been carried out in respect of qualifying high-street premises, and
(2)
The local authority that served the notice may enter into a tenancy contract with the successful bidder in the auction (as identified in accordance with regulations under section 203).
(3)
A “tenancy contract” is a contract under which—
(a)
the landlord of the premises agrees to grant, and
(b)
the successful bidder agrees to take,
a short-term tenancy of the premises (including a contract under which those things are agreed subject to conditions).
(4)
A contract entered into under this section has effect as if it was entered into by the landlord of the premises instead of the local authority.
(5)
A local authority is to act under this section in its own name, but with an indication that it is acting so as to bind the landlord rather than itself.
(6)
As soon as possible after entering into a contract under this section, the local authority must provide a signed copy of it to the landlord.