Part 1A

Strategic plan-making

Strategic planning authorities and strategic planning boards

Regulations about strategic planning boards
12C
1
Strategic planning board regulations that establish a strategic planning board must specify—
a
the constituent authorities of the board, and
b
the area in relation to which the board exercises functions under this Part.
2
Strategic planning board regulations may make provision about—
a
the composition of a strategic planning board (including about the appointment of members to the board or any sub-committee of the board);
b
the proceedings of a strategic planning board and of any sub-committee of the board (including provision about voting rights);
c
such other matters as the Secretary of State considers are necessary or expedient to facilitate the exercise by a strategic planning board of its functions under this Part.
3
Provision of the kind mentioned in subsection (2)(c) may include provision—
a
corresponding to provisions relating to joint committees in Part 6 of the Local Government Act 1972;
b
applying (with or without modifications) such enactments relating to local authorities as the Secretary of State considers appropriate;
c
requiring the making by a constituent authority of payments towards the costs of the strategic planning board;
d
modifying the application of this Part in relation to a strategic planning board.
4
For the purposes of subsection (3)(b) a local authority is any of the following—
a
a county council;
b
a district council;
c
a London borough council.
5
If strategic planning board regulations establishing a strategic planning board are annulled in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament, the strategic planning board is dissolved with effect from the date of the resolution.
6
The Secretary of State’s power to make strategic planning board regulations that amend or revoke other strategic planning board regulations—
a
is exercisable whether or not the constituent authorities of the strategic planning board in question request an amendment or revocation;
b
is exercisable only after the Secretary of State has consulted the following on a draft of the proposed regulations—
i
the strategic planning board in question,
ii
the constituent authorities of that board,
iii
any local planning authority for an area that is wholly or partly within, or adjoins, the area of any of those authorities, and
iv
the person responsible for preparing a spatial development strategy for an area that adjoins the area of any of those authorities.
7
The condition in section 12B(1) does not apply in relation to strategic planning board regulations that amend or revoke other strategic planning board regulations.
8
In this section “
strategic planning board regulations
” means regulations under section 12B(2).
Pt. 1A inserted (18.12.2025 for the purposes of making regulations, otherwise prosp.) by Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (c. 34), ss. 58(1), 118(2)(g) (with s. 116)