London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006

5 Planning

(1) The following provisions shall apply in relation to the Olympic Delivery Authority as they apply in relation to an urban development corporation—

(a) section 149 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65) (power for Secretary of State to make order appointing urban development corporation as local planning authority), and

(b) section 33 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5) (power for Secretary of State to disapply Part 2 of the Act to urban development corporation).

(2) In the application of the provisions specified in subsection (3) by virtue of, or in consequence of, subsection (1)—

(a) a reference to an urban development corporation shall be taken as a reference to the Authority,

(b) a reference to a corporation’s area shall be taken as a reference to an area specified in an order made under section 149 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 by virtue of subsection (1) above,

(c) a reference to section 142 of that Act shall be disregarded, and

(d) a reference to a London borough shall be taken as a reference to an area in respect of which an order is made under section 149 of that Act by virtue of subsection (1) above.

(3) Those provisions are—

(a) section 149 of and Schedule 29 to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980,

(b) section 7 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8) (urban development areas: displacement of other authorities), and

(c) section 33 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

(4) Where the Authority is appointed as a local planning authority by virtue of this section—

(a) section 74(1B)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (directions about applications: London boroughs) shall not apply, but

(b) the Mayor of London may direct the Authority to refuse an application for planning permission in a specified case.

(5) In discharging functions by virtue of this section the Authority shall have regard, in particular—

(a) to the desirability of making proper preparation for the London Olympics,

(b) to the desirability of maximising the benefits to be derived after the London Olympics from things done in preparation for them,

(c) to the terms of any planning permission already granted in connection with preparation for the London Olympics,

(d) to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State (which may, in particular, refer to other documents), and

(e) to the development plan for any area in respect of which an order is made under section 149 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65) by virtue of subsection (1) above, construed in accordance with section 38 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5).

(6) An order under section 149 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 made by virtue of subsection (1) above which revokes a previous order may include supplemental, incidental or transitional provisions or savings; and supplemental provision may, in particular, make provision as to which authority is to become the local planning authority for an area in place of the Olympic Delivery Authority.