{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-act-1990/section-61A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-act-1990/section-61A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1990/8",
  "legislation_title": "Town and Country Planning Act 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-act-1990",
  "path": "section/61A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "61A",
  "heading": "Local development orders",
  "text": "(1) A local planning authority may by order (a local development order) make provision to implement policies—\n(a) in one or more development plan documents (within the meaning of Part 2 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004);\n(b) in a local development plan (within the meaning of Part 6 of that Act).\n(2) A local planning authority may by order (a local development order) grant planning permission—\n(a) for development specified in the order;\n(b) for development of any class so specified.\n(3) A local development order may relate to—\n(a) all land in the area of the relevant authority;\n(b) any part of that land;\n(c) a site specified in the order.\n(4) A local development order may make different provision for different descriptions of land.\n(5) But a development order may specify any area or class of development in respect of which a local development order must not be made.\n(6) A local planning authority may revoke a local development order at any time.\n(7) Schedule 4A makes provision in connection with local development orders.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 61A-61C and preceding cross-heading inserted (6.8.2004 for certain purposes, 10.5.2006 for E. and otherwise prosp.) by Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5), ss. 40(1), 121 (with s. 111); S.I. 2004/2097, art. 2; S.I. 2006/ 1061, {art. 2}"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 61A(1) repealed (23.6.2009 for E. and otherwise prosp.) by Planning Act 2008 (c. 29), ss. 188(2), 238, 241, Sch. 13 (with s. 226); S.I. 2009/1303, art. 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 61A(2) substituted (23.6.2009 for E. and otherwise prosp.) by Planning Act 2008 (c. 29), ss. 188(3), 241 (with s. 226); S.I. 2009/1303, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/8/section/61A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-06T03:35:00.269643+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."
}