Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980

1980 CHAPTER 65

An Act to relax controls over local and certain other authorities; to amend the law relating to the publication of information, the undertaking of works and the payment of allowances by local authorities and other bodies; to make further provision with respect to rates and to grants for local authorities and other persons and for controlling the expenditure of local authorities; to amend the law relating to planning; to make provision for a register of public land and the disposal of land on it; to repeal the Community Land Act 1975; to continue the Land Authority for Wales; to make further provision in relation to land compensation, development land, derelict land and public bodies’ acquisitions and disposals of land; to amend the law relating to town development and new towns; to provide for the establishment of corporations to regenerate urban areas; to make further provision in relation to gipsies and their caravan sites; to abolish the Clean Air Councils and certain restrictions on the Greater London Council; to empower certain further authorities to confer honorary distinctions; and for connected purposes.

[13th November 1980]X1

Editorial Information

X1 The text of ss. 1–24, 25, 26(1)(2), 27(2), 48–68, 70–85, 93–100, 173–178, 180–183, 184(1), 185–197, Schs. 1–13, 16, 33, 34 was taken from SIF group 81:1 (Local Government); the text of ss. 1(1)–(4)(6)–(8), 2(1)(2)(4)–(10), 3, 4(1)–(4)(6)(7), 5–15, 16(1)–(5), 17–23, 25, 26(3)(4), 27, 176, 177, 178(3)(4), 184(2), 188, 189, 191–194, 195(1), 196, 197, Schs. 1–4, 6, 7, 33, 34 was taken from SIF group 81:2 (Local Government); the text of ss. 28–47, 69, 192–194, 195(1), 196, 197, Schs. 33, 34 Pt. IX was taken from SIF group 103:1, 2 (Rating: England and Wales), (Rating: Scotland); the text of ss. 86–91, 101–112, 113(1)–(10)(12)(13), 114–125, 134–141, 142(1)–(6), 143–148, 149(1)–(5)(11)–(13), 150–155, 156(1)–(3), 157–166, 167(1)–(12)(14)(15), 168–172, 179, 192, 195(1), 196, 197, Schs. 14, 15, 17–23, Sch. 24 Pt. I, Sch. 26, Sch. 27 paras. 1–14, Sch. 28 paras. 1–3, 4(1), 5, 6, 7, 9(1)(2)(3), 10–23, Schs. 29, 31, Sch. 32 paras. 1(1)(3)–(7), 2–4, 5(1)–(7)(9), 6, 7(1)(2), 8–18, 20–23, 25–32 was taken from SIF group 123:1 (Town and Country Planning: Planning, England and Wales); the text of ss. 87, 92, 101, 112, 113(1)–(9)(11)–(13), 114–116, 118, 120–122, 125, 134(1)(3)(4), 135–141, 142(1)–(4)(6)(7), 143–148, 149(6)–(13), 151(1)–(3)(5)–(9), 152–155, 156(4), 159–166, 167(1)–(14), 168, 170–172, 179, 192, 195(1), 196–197, Sch. 17 paras. 1–3, 5–8, 10, 11(1)(3)(4), 12–15, Sch. 23, Sch. 24 Pt. II, Sch. 26, Sch. 27 paras. 1–8, 14–26, Sch. 28 paras. 1–3, 4(2), 5, 6, 8–20, Schs. 30, 31, Sch. 32 paras. 1(2)–(6), 2, 5(1)–(6)(8)(9), 6, 7(1)–(3), 8–17, 19, 20–22, 24–26, 33–35 was taken from SIF group 123:2 (Town and Country Planning: Planning, Scotland); the text of ss. 126–133, 192, 195(1), 196, 197, Sch. 25 was taken from SIF group 123:3, 4 (Town and Country Planning: Town Development, England and Wales, Town Development, Scotland); provisions omitted from SIF have been dealt with as referred to in other commentary.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Act: transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

C2 Act excluded (16.3.1992) by Avon Weir Act 1992 (c. v), s. 61(1).

C3 Act excluded (21.7.1994) by 1994 c. xiii, s. 33(1)

Act amended (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/593, reg. 2, Sch. 1

C4 Act applied (with modifications) (10.5.2021) by The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/112), arts. 1(4), 35(1)(2), Sch. 5 para. 5