London Government Act 1963

26 Amendment of development plans

(1) The Greater London Council shall from time to time cause fresh surveys of Greater London to be carried out and, not less than once in every five years after the approval of the Greater London development plan by the Minister, submit to the Minister a report of any such surveys together with proposals for any alterations or additions to that plan which appear to that Council to be required having regard to those surveys.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of the foregoing subsection, the Greater London Council may at any time, and shall at any time when so directed by the Minister, submit to the Minister proposals for such alterations or additions as appear to the Council to be expedient or as may be required by that direction—

(a) in the case of proposals made before the date of the Minister's approval of the Greater London development plan, to the initial development plan referred to in section 25 (2) of this Act; or

(b) in the case of proposals made after that date, to the Greater London development plan.

(3) After the Greater London development plan has become operative, the council of any London borough or the Common Council may at any time, and shall at any time when so directed by the Minister or, with the approval of the Minister, by the Greater London Council, after carrying out on behalf of the Greater London Council such, if any, fresh survey of the borough or, as the case may be, the City as may appear to the borough council or Common Council to be expedient or as may be required by that direction, submit to the Greater London Council proposals for such alterations or additions as may appear expedient or as may be so required—

(a) in the case of proposals made before the date of the Minister's approval of their local development plan under section 25(4) of this Act, to the initial development plan aforesaid as modified by the Greater London development plan ; or

(b) in the case of proposals made after that date, to that local development plan;

and, without prejudice to section 27(1) of this Act, the Greater London Council shall, within such time as the Minister may allow, forward any such proposals to the Minister together with any observations thereon by that Council.