Section 203 Arrangements for discharge of, or assistance with, planning functionsC1

(1)

Where an MDC, as a result of being the local planning authority for purposes of Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in relation to any area, has functions in place of a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London F1, or a county council or district council, the MDC may make arrangements for the discharge of any of those functions by that council.

(2)

Where arrangements are in force under subsection (1) for the discharge of any functions of an MDC by a council—

(a)

that council may arrange for the discharge of those functions by a committee, sub-committee or officer of the council, and

(b)

section 101(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 (delegation by committees and sub-committees) applies in relation to those functions as it applies in relation to the functions of that council.

(3)

Arrangements under subsection (1) for the discharge of any functions do not prevent the MDC from exercising those functions.

(4)

Subsection (5) applies where an MDC, as a result of being the local planning authority for purposes of Part 2 or 3 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 F2, or the minerals and waste planning authority for the purposes of Part 2 of that Act, in relation to any area, has functions in place of a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London F3, or a county council or district council.

(5)

The MDC may seek from that council, and that council may give, assistance in connection with the MDC's discharge of any of those functions.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 203(1) inserted (29.4.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(1)(3), Sch. 20 para. 8 (with s. 102)
F2: Words in s. 203(4) inserted (14.4.2026) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), ss. 176(3), 255(7) (with s. 247); S.I. 2026/168, reg. 2(c)
F3: Words in s. 203(4) inserted (29.4.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(1)(3), Sch. 20 para. 8 (with s. 102)

Modifications

C1: Pt. 8 Ch. 2 applied (with modifications) (20.12.2023) by The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1432), arts. 1(2), 11(1)(2), Sch. 3