An urban development corporation may submit to the Secretary of State proposals for the development of land within the urban development area, and the Secretary of State, after consultation with the local planning authority within whose area (or in Scotland the F1planning authority within whose area) the land is situated and with any other local authority which appears to him to be concerned, may approve any such proposals either with or without modification.

Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by F2section 59 of the 1990 Act or F3sections 30 and 31 of the 1997 Act, a special development order made by the Secretary of State under that section with respect to an urban development area may grant permission for any development of land in accordance with proposals approved under subsection (1) above, subject to such conditions, if any, (including conditions requiring details of any proposed development to be submitted to the local planning authority, or in Scotland the planning authority F4. . .within the meaning of section 172 of the M1Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, as may be specified in the order.

The Secretary of State shall give to an urban development corporation such directions with respect to the disposal of land vested in or acquired by it under this Act and with respect to the development by it of such land, as appear to him to be necessary or expedient for securing, so far as practicable, the preservation of any features of special architectural or historic interest, and in particular of buildings included in any list compiled or approved or having effect as if compiled or approved under F5section 1 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (which relates to the compilation or approval by the Secretary of State of lists of buildings of special architectural or historic interest) or under F3section 1 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 (which makes similar provision for Scotland).