Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

91 Interpretation of Chapter

In this Chapter—

• “appropriate authority” means—

  (a)

  the Secretary of State,

  (b)

  a devolved authority, or

  (c)

  the Secretary of State acting jointly with one or more devolved authorities;

• “approved data standards” has the meaning given in section 84(3);

• “devolved authority” means—

  (a)

  the Scottish Ministers,

  (b)

  the Welsh Ministers, or

  (c)

  a Northern Ireland department;

• “planning data” has the meaning given in section 84(2);

• “planning data regulations” has the meaning give in section 84(1);

• “planning data software” has the meaning given in section 87(2);

• “process”, in relation to information, means to perform an operation or set of operations on information, or on sets of information, such as—

  (a)

  collection, recording, organisation, structuring or storage,

  (b)

  adaptation or alteration,

  (c)

  retrieval, consultation or use,

  (d)

  disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available,

  (e)

  alignment or combination, or

  (f)

  restriction, erasure or destruction;

• “provided” includes submitted, issued, served, notified and published (and related expressions are to be construed accordingly);

• “public authority” means any person certain of whose functions are of a public nature;

• “relevant planning authority” means—

  (a)

  a local planning authority (within the meaning given in section 15LH of PCPA 2004),

  (b)

  a minerals and waste planning authority (within the meaning given in section 15LH of PCPA 2004),

  (c)

  a hazardous substances authority (within the meaning given in the Hazardous Substances Act) in relation to land in England,

  (d)

  a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009,

  (e)

  a combined county authority established under section 9 of this Act,

  (f)

  the Greater London Authority,

  (g)

  the Mayor of London,

  (h)

  a Mayoral development corporation in relation to which a decision of the Mayor under any of subsections (2) to (5) of section 202 of the Localism Act 2011 has effect,

  (i)

  an urban development corporation established, for an area in England, under section 135 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980,

  (j)

  a development corporation established, in relation to a site in England, under section 3 of the New Towns Act 1981,

  (k)

  the Secretary of State when exercising a function under a relevant planning enactment,

  (l)

  a Panel or person who, pursuant to a decision of the Secretary of State under section 61(2) of the Planning Act 2008, is to handle an application for an order granting development consent,

  (m)

  a public authority that has functions under Part 6 of this Act, or

  (n)

  any other public authority prescribed by planning data regulations that has functions relating to—

  (i)

  planning or development in England, or

  (ii)

  nationally significant infrastructure projects (within the meaning given in the Planning Act 2008);

• “relevant planning enactment” means any enactment comprised in or made under—

  (a)

  the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, so far as relating to planning or development in England,

  (b)

  the New Towns Act 1981, so far as relating to planning or development in England,

  (c)

  TCPA 1990,

  (d)

  the Listed Buildings Act,

  (e)

  the Hazardous Substances Act,

  (f)

  the Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990,

  (g)

  Part 8 of GLAA 1999,

  (h)

  PCPA 2004,

  (i)

  the Planning Act 2008,

  (j)

  the Localism Act 2011, so far as relating to planning or development in England,

  (k)

  this Part or Part 4 or 6 of this Act, or

  (l)

  any other enactment prescribed by planning data regulations to the extent that it confers functions on a public authority relating to—

  (i)

  planning or development in England, or

  (ii)

  nationally significant infrastructure projects (within the meaning given in the Planning Act 2008).