# Housing and Planning Act 2016, Section 170: New towns: objects of development corporations in England


In section 4 of the New Towns Act 1981 (objects and general powers of development corporations), after subsection (1) insert—
“(1A) In pursuing those objects a development corporation that is established for the purposes of a new town in England must aim to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development.
(1B) For the purposes of subsection (1A) a development corporation must (in particular) have regard to the desirability of good design.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/22/section/170 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-planning-act-2016/section-170
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