{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/levelling-up-and-regeneration-act-2023/section-191",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/levelling-up-and-regeneration-act-2023/section-191.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2023/55",
  "legislation_title": "Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/levelling-up-and-regeneration-act-2023",
  "path": "section/191",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "191",
  "heading": "Designated high streets and town centres",
  "text": "(1) A local authority may designate a street in its area as a high street for the purposes of this Part if it considers that the street is important to the local economy because of a concentration of high-street uses of premises on the street.\n(2) A local authority may designate an area within its area as a town centre for the purposes of this Part if—\n(a) the built environment of the area is characterised principally by a network of streets, and\n(b) the authority considers that the area is important to the local economy because of a concentration of high-street uses of premises in the area.\n(3) A street or area is not to be designated, however, if the authority considers that its importance derives principally from goods or services purchased in the course of business.\n(4) A designation under this section may be varied or withdrawn at any time.\n(5) A local authority must maintain and make available to the public a list describing, and a map showing, any designations under this section that are in force in its area.\n(6) A designation under this section is a local land charge.\n(7) In this Part—\n“designated high street” means a street for the time being designated under subsection (1);\n“designated town centre” means an area for the time being designated under subsection (2).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 191 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 191 in force at 2.12.2024 by S.I. 2024/1138, reg. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/191",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:50:40.116941+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}