Housing and Planning Act 1986

27 (1) In Part II of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 1985 (transitional provisions), paragraph 20 (local plans between abolition date and commencement of unitary planning provisions) is amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (2) (application of provisions of Part II of Town and Country Planning Act 1971) omit the words from " and in respect of those matters " to the end.

(3) After that sub-paragraph insert—

“(2A) In respect of the matters referred to in sub-paragraph (2) the following provisions (which relate to county planning authorities) do not apply to metropolitan district councils, namely, sections 11 A, 11B(4), 12(3) and (4)(c), 12A(2)(c). 15, 15A and 15B(2).”.

(4) For sub-paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) In section 15(1) and (2) (alteration of local plans), as applying in Greater London, the reference to a local plan adopted by a local planning authority includes, in the case of a London borough council, a local plan adopted by the Greater London Council and in force in respect of the area of that authority on the abolition date.

(3A) A metropolitan district council may at any time—

(a) make proposals for the preparation, alteration, repeal or replacement of a local plan adopted by them or adopted by the metropolitan county council and in force in the area of that authority on the abolition date;

(b) with the consent of the Secretary of State, make proposals for the alteration, repeal or replacement of a local plan approved by him.”.