Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009

Sustainable development

73Sustainable development

(1)The responsible regional authorities and the Secretary of State must exercise their functions under this Part in relation to the regional strategy for a region with the objective of contributing to the achievement of sustainable development.

(2)For the purposes of subsection (1) the responsible regional authorities in relation to a region and the Secretary of State must (in particular) have regard to the desirability of achieving good design.