# The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) (No. 3) (England) Regulations 2026, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) (No. 3) Regulations 2026 make consequential amendments to the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (Planning Functions) Order 2015 (“the Old Oak and Park Royal Functions Order”) and the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (Planning Functions) Order 2015 (“the Ebbsfleet Functions Order”).
Article 4 of the Old Oak and Park Royal Functions Order and Ebbsfleet Functions Order conferred on their respective development corporations additional planning functions pursuant to Part 1 of Schedule 29 to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (“the 1980 Act”).
Section 174(4) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (“the 2023 Act”) inserts further planning functions into Part 1 of Schedule 29 of the 1980 Act. Section 174 of the 2023 Act was commenced on 2nd March 2026, with its provisions coming into force on 14th April 2026 (S.I. 2026/168).
Regulations 3 and 4 of these Regulations amend Article 4 of the Old Oak and Park Royal Functions Order and the Ebbsfleet Functions Order, to allow the respective corporations to exercise the additional planning functions after 14th April 2026 (“the commencement date”).
The Schedule to these Regulations makes transitional provision in relation to the additional planning functions exercised prior to the commencement date by local planning authorities that will be exercised after that date by the corporation. Provision is made for the transfer of planning functions and planning applications from the previous local planning authority to the corporation, enforcement, planning appeals and the payment of compensation.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no, or no significant impact on the costs of private, voluntary or public sector bodies is foreseen. An impact assessment has been produced in relation to the 2023 Act and copies can be obtained at https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3155/publications or from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government at 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/206/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/levelling-up-and-regeneration-act-2023-consequential-amendments-and-transitional-provisions-no-3-england-regulations-2026/note
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