# The Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, Schedule: Schedule 1: new paragraph A


A. Functions relating to town and country planning and development control
1. Functions of a local planning authority relating to control over development (other than a function relating to the making, or revocation, of a local development order).
Part 3 (excluding sections 61A to 61D and Schedule 4A) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8) .
2. Functions of a local planning authority relating to enforcement.
Part 7 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 .
3. Powers relating to the proper maintenance of land.
Chapter 2 of Part 8 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 .
4. Powers relating to advertisements.
Chapter 3 of Part 8 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/783).
5. Powers to remedy the defacement of premises.
Chapter 4 of Part 8 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 .
6. Powers to determine an application for planning permission or permission in principle made by a local authority, alone or jointly with another person.
Section 316 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/1492).
7. Functions of a local planning authority under the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 other than a function relating to the making, or revocation, of a local development order.
The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/595) including any Directions issued pursuant to that Order but not including article 38.
8. Functions of a local planning authority under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/596) including any directions issued pursuant to that Order.
9. Functions of a local planning authority relating to permission in principle.
The Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/402).
10. Functions of a local planning authority relating to listed buildings.
Part 1 and sections 81A and 81B of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c. 9) including any directions issued pursuant to those provisions.
11. Duties relating to applications for listed building consent.
The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/1519).
12. Functions of a local planning authority relating to brownfield land.
The Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/403).
13. Duty to determine conditions to which old mining permissions, relevant planning permissions relating to dormant sites or active Phase I or II sites, or mineral permissions relating to mining sites, as the case may be, are to be subject.
Paragraph 2(6)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34), paragraph 9(6) of Schedule 13 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) and paragraph 6(5) of Schedule 14 to that Act.
14. Power to determine applications for hazardous substances consent, and related powers.
Sections 9(1) and 10 of the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 (c. 10).
15. Power to determine an application for a certificate of appropriate alternative development.
Part 3 of the Land Compensation Act 1961 (c. 33) .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1076/schedule (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-functions-and-responsibilities-england-amendment-regulations-2026/schedule
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