C3Part 2Local development

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)

General

I1C7C8C937Interpretation

1

Local development scheme must be construed in accordance with section 15.

C42

Local development document must be construed in accordance with F2sections 17 and 18(3).

F33

A development plan document is a local development document which is specified as a development plan document in the local development scheme.

C1C54

Local planning authorities are—

a

district councils;

b

London borough councils;

c

metropolitan district councils;

d

county councils in relation to any area in England for which there is no district council;

e

the Broads Authority.

C2C65

A National Park authority is the local planning authority for the whole of its area and subsection (4) must be construed subject to that.

F55ZA

Subsection (4) must also be construed subject to any order under section 198(2) of the Localism Act 2011 so far as providing that a Mayoral development corporation is, as regards an area, to be the local planning authority for some or all of the purposes of this Part in relation to some or all kinds of development.

5ZB

Where such an order makes such provision, that MDC is, in relation to the kinds of development concerned, the local planning authority for the area and purposes concerned in place of any authority who, in relation to those kinds of development, would otherwise be the local planning authority for that area and those purposes.

F15A

Subsection (4) must F6additionally be construed, and subsection (5ZB) must be construed, subject to any designation order under section 13 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (power to make designation orders) providing that the Homes and Communities Agency is to be the local planning authority—

a

for an area specified in the order, and

b

for all purposes of this Part or any such purposes so specified.

5B

Where such an order makes such provision, the Homes and Communities Agency is the local planning authority for the area and the purposes concerned in place of any authority who would otherwise be the local planning authority for that area and those purposes.

F75C

Joint local development document must be construed in accordance with section 28(10).

5D

Joint development plan document must be construed in accordance with section 28A(7).

F46

Regional strategy” means a regional strategy under Part 5 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.

6A

“ Responsible regional authorities ” is to be construed in accordance with Part 5 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.

7

This section applies for the purposes of this Part.