# Housing and Planning Act 2016, Section 4: General duty to promote supply of starter homes

Status: prospective

(1) An English planning authority must carry out its relevant planning functions with a view to promoting the supply of starter homes in England.
(2) A local planning authority in England must have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State in carrying out that duty.
(3) “English planning authority” means—
(a) a local planning authority in England, or
(b) the Secretary of State when exercising a function relating to the grant of planning permission on an application in respect of land in England.
(4) “Relevant planning functions” means—
(a) functions under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, other than functions relating to the grant of permission in principle;
(b) functions under Part 8 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;
(c) functions under Part 2 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
(5) The Secretary of State may by regulations—
(a) amend the definition of “English planning authority” in subsection (3);
(b) amend the definition of “relevant planning functions” in subsection (4).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/22/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-planning-act-2016/section-4
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