Section 147 Development of Green Belt landI1

England and Wales

(1)

This section applies if an order granting development consent includes provision—

(a)

authorising the acquisition of Green Belt land, compulsorily or by agreement,

(b)

authorising the sale, exchange or appropriation of Green Belt land, or

(c)

freeing land from any restriction imposed upon it by or under the Green Belt (London and Home Counties) Act 1938 (c. xciii), or by a covenant or other agreement entered into for the purposes of that Act.

(2)

The F1Secretary of State must notify the relevant local authorities of the provision made by the order.

F2(3)

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(4)

The relevant local authorities are—

(a)

each local authority in whose area all or part of the land is situated,

(b)

any local authority in whom all or part of the land is vested, and

(c)

each contributing local authority.

(5)

In this section “local authority” and “contributing local authority” have the same meanings as in the Green Belt (London and Home Counties) Act 1938 (c. xciii) (see section 2(1) of that Act).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 147(2) substituted (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 13 para. 68(2); S.I. 2012/628, art. 7(a)
F2: S. 147(3) repealed (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 13 para. 68(3), Sch. 25 Pt. 20; S.I. 2012/628, art. 7

Commencement

I1: S. 147 in force at 1.3.2010 by S.I. 2010/101, art. 4(e) (with art. 6)