The Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (Planning Functions) Order 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (“the development corporation”) was established by article 3(1) of the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/747) for the purpose of regenerating the area designated as an urban development area by article 2(1) of that Order (“the development area”).

This Order makes the development corporation the local planning authority for the whole of the development area for all purposes of Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (“the 1990 Act”) except for neighbourhood planning purposes, and in relation to all kinds of development except a previous authority’s own development (article 3). This Order confers on the development corporation the functions of the 1990 Act and the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (“the Listed Buildings Act”) which are specified in Part 1 of Schedule 29 to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (“the 1980 Act”) (article 4).

This Order also applies the provisions of the 1990 Act and the Listed Buildings Act specified in Part 2 of Schedule 29 to the 1980 Act to the development corporation and to the development area, subject to the modifications set out in that Part (article 5).

The Schedule to this Order makes transitional provision in relation to functions exercised prior to the date on which this Order comes into force by local planning authorities which will be exercised after that date by the development corporation. Provision is made for the transfer of planning functions and planning applications from the previous local planning authority to the development corporation, the payment of compensation, planning appeals, planning obligations and local development orders.

An Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on business, charities or the voluntary sector.