Town and Country Planning Act 1932

34Power of authorities and owners to enter into agreements restricting use of land.

(1)Where any person is willing to agree with any such authority as is mentioned in subsection (2) of this section that his land, or any part thereof, shall, so far as his interest in the land enables him to bind it, be made subject, either permanently or for a specified period, to conditions restricting the planning, development, or use thereof in any manner in which those matters might be dealt with by or under a scheme, the authority may, if they think fit, enter into an agreement with him to that effect, and shall have power to enforce the agreement against persons deriving title under him in the like manner and to the like extent as if the authority were possessed of, or interested in, adjacent land and as if the agreement had been entered into for the benefit of that adjacent land.

(2)Agreements may be entered into under this section by a local authority, a county council, or a responsible authority, not being a local authority or a county council.

(3)This section shall come into force upon the passing of this Act.