Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (2023 c. 55)
- Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (2023 c. 55)
- Part 1 Levelling-up missions
- Setting missions
- 1 Statement of levelling-up missions
- 2 Statement of levelling-up missions: devolution
- Reporting on missions
- 3 Annual etc reports on delivery of levelling-up missions
- 4 Reports: Parliamentary scrutiny and publication
- Revision of methodology and metrics or target dates
- 5 Changes to mission progress methodology and metrics or target dates
- Review of missions
- 6 Reviews of statements of levelling-up missions
- Levelling-up funding
- 7 Levelling Up Fund Round 3
- General
- 8 Interpretation of Part 1
- Part 2 Local democracy and devolution
- Chapter 1 Combined county authorities
- CCAs and their areas
- 9 Combined county authorities and their areas
- Constitution of CCAs
- 10 Constitutional arrangements
- 11 Non-constituent members of a CCA
- 12 Associate members of a CCA
- 13 Regulations about members
- 13A Decision-making
- 13B Validity of proceedings
- 14 Review of CCA’s constitutional arrangements
- 15 Overview and scrutiny committees
- 16 Funding
- 17 Change of name
- 17A The functions of CCAs
- Collaboration
- 17B Mayoral power to convene meetings with local partners
- 17C Request to collaborate
- 17D Responding to a collaboration request
- 17E Collaboration requests made by or to several mayors
- Functions of CCAs
- 18 Local authority functions
- 19 Other public authority functions
- 20 Section 19 regulations: procedure
- 21 Integrated Transport Authority and Passenger Transport Executive
- 22 Highways and traffic functions: regulations conferring power to give directions
- 23 Contravention of regulations under section 22
- 23A Highways and traffic functions: directions by mayors
- 23B Contraventions of section 23A
- 24 Designation of key route network roads
- 24A Health improvement and health inequalities duty
- 24B Co-operation with local government pension scheme managers
- 24C Powers not limited by other provision or powers
- 24D Non-mayoral CCA: consent to budget
- 24E Non-mayoral CCA: functions imposing financial liability
- Changes to CCAs
- 25 Changes to boundaries of a CCA’s area
- 25A Designation as an established mayoral strategic authority
- 26 Dissolution of a CCA’s area
- Mayors for CCA areas
- 27 Power to provide for election of mayor
- 28 Requirements in connection with regulations under section 27
- 29 Deputy mayors etc
- 29A Appointment of commissioners by the mayor
- 30 Functions of mayors: general
- 30A Limitation on delegation of mayoral functions
- 31 Procedure for direct conferral of general functions on mayor
- 32 Joint exercise of general functions
- Mayoral CCAs: local growth plans
- 32A Local growth plans
- 32B Secretary of State guidance on local growth plans
- 32C Public authorities: duty to have regard to shared local growth priorities
- Police and crime and fire and rescue functions
- 33 Functions of mayors: policing
- 33A The “eligibility” and “transfer” conditions
- 34 Exercise of fire and rescue functions
- 35 Section 34 regulations: procedure
- 36 Section 34 regulations: further provision
- 37 Section 34 regulations: exercise of fire and rescue functions
- 38 Section 34 regulations: complaints and conduct matters etc
- 39 Section 34 regulations: application of fire and rescue provisions
- 40 Section 34 regulations: application of local policing provisions
- Financial matters relating to mayors
- 41 Mayors for CCA areas: financial matters
- Alternative mayoral titles
- 42 Alternative mayoral titles
- 43 Alternative mayoral titles: further changes
- 44 Power to amend list of alternative titles
- Requirements in connection with regulations about CCAs
- 45 Proposal for new CCA (locally led)
- 46 Requirements in connection with establishment of CCA
- 47 Proposal for changes to existing arrangements relating to CCA (locally led)
- 48 Requirements for changes to existing arrangements relating to CCA
- 48A Requirements in connection with boundary changes or dissolution of CCA
- 48B Relevant consenting authorities in relation to regulations under section 25
- 48C Relevant consenting authorities in relation to regulations under section 26
- General powers of CCAs
- 49 General power of CCA
- 50 Boundaries of power under section 49
- 51 Power to make provision supplemental to section 49
- 52A Allowances for members with special responsibilities
- Supplementary
- 53 Incidental etc provision
- 54 Transfer of property, rights and liabilities
- 55 Guidance
- 56 Consequential amendments
- 57 Interpretation of Chapter
- Chapter 2 Other provision
- Combined authorities
- 58 Review of combined authority’s constitutional arrangements
- 59 Consent to changes to combined authority’s area
- 60 Changes to mayoral combined authority’s area: additional requirements
- 61 Consent to conferral of general functions on mayor
- 62 Consent to conferral of police and crime commissioner functions on mayor
- 63 Functions in respect of key route network roads
- 64 Membership of combined authority
- 65 Proposal for establishment of combined authority
- 66 Proposal for changes to existing combined arrangements
- 67 Consequential amendments relating to section 65 and 66
- 68 Regulations applying to combined authorities
- 69 Combined authorities and combined county authorities: power to borrow
- 70 Payment of allowances to committee members
- Local authority governance
- 71 Timing for changes in governance arrangements
- 72 Transfer of functions: changes in governance arrangements
- 73 Power to transfer etc public authority functions to certain local authorities
- Police and crime commissioners and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime
- 74 Participation of police and crime commissioners at certain local authority committees
- 75 Disposal of land
- Alternative mayoral titles
- 76 Combined authorities: alternative mayoral titles
- 77 Local authorities in England: alternative mayoral titles
- Local government capital finance
- 78 Capital finance risk management
- Council tax
- 79 Long-term empty dwellings: England
- 80 Dwellings occupied periodically: England
- Street names
- 81 Alteration of street names: England
- Other provision
- 82 Powers of parish councils
- 83 The Common Council of the City of London: removal of voting restrictions
- Part 3 Planning
- Chapter 1 Planning data
- 84 Power in relation to the processing of planning data
- 85 Power in relation to the provision of planning data
- 86 Power to require certain planning data to be made publicly available
- 87 Power to require use of approved planning data software in England
- 88 Disclosure of planning data does not infringe copyright in certain cases
- 89 Requirements to consult devolved administrations
- 90 Planning data regulations made by devolved authorities
- 91 Interpretation of Chapter
- Chapter 2 Development plans etc
- Development plans and national policy
- 92 Development plans: content
- 93 Role of development plan and national policy in England
- 94 National development management policies: meaning
- Spatial development strategy for London
- 95 Contents of the spatial development strategy
- 96 Adjustment of terminology
- Local planning
- 97 Plan making
- Neighbourhood planning
- 98 Contents of a neighbourhood development plan
- 99 Neighbourhood development plans and orders: basic conditions
- Requirement to assist with plan making
- 100 Requirement to assist with certain plan making
- Minor and consequential amendments
- 101 Minor and consequential amendments in connection with Chapter 2
- Chapter 3 Heritage
- 102 Regard to certain heritage assets in exercise of planning functions
- 103 Temporary stop notices in relation to listed buildings
- 104 Urgent works to listed buildings: occupied buildings and recovery of costs
- 105 Removal of compensation for building preservation notice
- Chapter 4 Grant and implementation of planning permission
- 106 Street votes
- 107 Street votes: community infrastructure levy
- 108 Street votes: modifications of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017
- 109 Crown development
- 110 Material variations in planning permission
- 111 Development commencement notices
- 112 Completion notices
- 113 Power to decline to determine applications in cases of earlier non-implementation etc
- 114 Condition relating to development progress reports
- Chapter 5 Enforcement of planning controls
- 115 Time limits for enforcement
- 116 Duration of temporary stop notices
- 117 Enforcement warning notices
- 118 Restriction on appeals against enforcement notices
- 119 Undue delays in appeals
- 120 Penalties for non-compliance
- 121 Power to provide relief from enforcement of planning conditions
- Chapter 6 Other provision
- 122 Consultation before applying for planning permission
- 123 Duty in relation to self-build and custom housebuilding
- 124 Powers as to form and content of planning applications
- 125 Additional powers in relation to planning obligations
- 126 Fees for certain services in relation to nationally significant infrastructure projects
- 127 Power to shorten deadline for examination of development consent order applications
- 128 Additional powers in relation to non-material changes to development consent orders
- 129 Hazardous substances consent: connected applications to the Secretary of State
- 130 Regulations and orders under the Planning Acts
- 131 Power for appointees to vary determinations as to procedure
- 132 Pre-consolidation amendment of planning, development and compulsory purchase legislation
- 133 Participation in certain proceedings conducted by, or on behalf of, the Secretary of State
- 134 Power of certain bodies to charge fees for advice in relation to applications under the Planning Acts
- 135 Biodiversity net gain: pre-development biodiversity value and habitat enhancement
- 136 Development affecting ancient woodland
- Part 4 Infrastructure Levy and Community Infrastructure Levy
- 137 Infrastructure Levy: England
- 138 Power to designate Homes and Communities Agency as a charging authority
- 139 Restriction of Community Infrastructure Levy to Greater London and Wales
- 140 Enforcement of Community Infrastructure Levy
- Part 5 Community land auction pilots
- Community land auction arrangements
- 141 Community land auction arrangements and their purpose
- 142 Power to permit community land auction arrangements
- CLA receipts
- 143 Application of CLA receipts
- 144 Duty to pass CLA receipts to other persons
- 145 Use of CLA receipts in an area to which section 144(1) duty does not relate
- 146 CLA infrastructure delivery strategy
- General
- 147 Power to provide for authorities making joint local plans
- 148 Parliamentary scrutiny of pilot
- 149 CLA regulations: further provision and guidance
- 150 Expiry of Part 5
- 151 Interpretation of Part 5
- Part 6 Environmental outcomes reports
- Setting environmental outcomes
- 152 Power to specify environmental outcomes
- Power to require environmental outcomes reports
- 153 Environmental outcomes reports for relevant consents and relevant plans
- Defining the consents and plans to which this Part applies
- 154 Power to define “relevant consent” and “relevant plan” etc
- Assessment and monitoring
- 155 Assessing and monitoring impact on outcomes etc
- Safeguards, devolution and exemptions
- 156 Safeguards: non-regression, international obligations and public engagement
- 157 Requirements to consult devolved administrations
- 158 EOR regulations: devolved authorities
- 159 Exemptions for national defence and civil emergency etc
- Enforcement
- 160 Enforcement
- Reporting
- 161 Reporting
- General
- 162 Public consultation etc
- 163 Guidance
- 164 Interaction with existing environmental assessment legislation and the Habitats Regulations
- 165 Consequential repeal of power to make provision for environmental assessment
- 166 EOR regulations: further provision
- 167 Interpretation of Part 6
- Part 7 Nutrient pollution standards
- 168 Nutrient pollution standards to apply to certain sewage disposal works
- 169 Planning: assessments of effects on certain sites
- 170 Remediation
- Part 8 Development corporations
- Local authority proposals and oversight
- 171 Locally-led urban development corporations
- 172 Development corporations for locally-led new towns
- 173 Minor and consequential amendments
- Planning functions
- 174 Planning functions of urban development corporations
- 175 Planning functions of new town development corporations
- 176 Mayoral development corporation as minerals and waste planning authority
- 177 Minor and consequential amendments
- Membership
- 178 Removal of restrictions on membership of urban development corporations and new town development corporations
- Finance
- 179 Removal of limits on borrowing of urban development corporations and new town development corporations
- Part 9 Compulsory purchase
- Powers
- 180 Acquisition by local authorities for purposes of regeneration
- Procedure
- 181 Online publicity
- 182 Confirmation proceedings
- 183 Conditional confirmation
- 184 Corresponding provision for purchases by Ministers
- 185 Time limits for implementation
- 186 Agreement to vary vesting date
- 187 Common standards for compulsory purchase data
- Compensation
- 188 ‘No-scheme’ principle: minor amendments
- 189 Prospects of planning permission for alternative development
- 190 Power to require prospects of planning permission to be ignored
- Part 10 Letting by local authorities of vacant high-street premises
- Significant concepts
- 191 Designated high streets and town centres
- 192 High-street uses and premises
- 193 Vacancy condition
- 194 Local benefit condition
- Procedure preliminary to letting
- 195 Initial notice
- 196 Restriction on letting while initial notice in force
- 197 Circumstances in which letting to be permitted
- 198 Final notice
- 199 Restriction on letting while final notice in force
- 200 Restriction on works while final notice in force
- 201 Counter-notice
- 202 Appeals
- Procedure for letting
- 203 Rental auctions
- 204 Power to contract for tenancy
- 205 Terms of contract for tenancy
- 206 Terms of tenancy
- 207 Power to grant tenancy in default
- 208 Deemed consent of superior lessor or mortgagee
- 209 Exclusion of security of tenure
- Powers to obtain information
- 210 Power to require provision of information
- 211 Power to enter and survey land
- 212 Offences in connection with section 211
- 213 Power to extend time limits
- General and supplementary provision
- 214 Further provision about letting notices
- 215 Other formalities
- 216 Compensation
- 217 Power to modify or disapply enactments applicable to letting
- 218 Interpretation of Part 10
- Part 11 Information about interests and dealings in land
- 219 Power to require provision of certain classes of information
- 220 The beneficial ownership purpose
- 221 The contractual control purpose
- 222 The national security purpose
- 223 Requirements may include transactional information
- 224 Use of information
- 225 Offences
- 226 Enforcement of requirements
- 227 Interpretation of Part 11
- Part 12 Miscellaneous
- 228 Registration of short-term rental properties
- 229 Pavement licences
- 230 Historic environment records
- 231 Review of governance etc of RICS
- 232 Marine licensing
- 233 Power to replace Health and Safety Executive as building safety regulator
- 234 Transfer schemes in connection with regulations under section 233
- 235 Transfer of land by local authorities
- 236 Open access mapping
- 237 Childcare: use of non-domestic premises
- 238 Childcare: number of providers
- 239 Amendments of Schedule 7B to the Government of Wales Act 2006
- 240 Blue plaques in England
- 241 Powers of local authority in relation to the provision of childcare
- 242 Report on enforcement of the Vagrancy Act 1824
- 243 Qualifying leases under the Building Safety Act 2022
- 244 Road user charging schemes in London
- 245 Protected landscapes
- Part 13 General
- 246 Data protection
- 247 Crown application
- 248 Amendments of references to “retained direct EU legislation”
- 249 Abbreviated references to certain Acts
- 250 Power to make consequential provision
- 251 Power to address conflicts with the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023
- 252 Regulations
- 253 Financial provisions
- 254 Extent
- 255 Commencement and transitional provision
- 256 Short title
- Schedules
- Schedule 1 Combined county authorities: overview and scrutiny committees and audit committee
- Functions of overview and scrutiny committee
- Overview and scrutiny committees: supplementary provision
- Power to make further provision about overview and scrutiny committees
- Audit committees
- Schedule 2 Mayors for combined county authority areas: further provisions about elections
- Interpretation
- Timing of elections
- Voting at elections of mayors
- Entitlement to vote
- Election as mayor and councillor
- Qualification and disqualification
- Power to make further provision
- Schedule 2A Commissioners
- Application of Schedule
- Persons ineligible for appointment
- Terms and conditions of appointment
- Commissioner to work in only one area of competence
- Duration of appointment
- Limitation on delegation of functions
- Allowances
- Ending of appointment
- Role of overview and scrutiny committees
- Powers of appointment and termination exercisable on behalf of the CCA
- Guidance
- Schedule 3 Mayors for combined county authority Areas: PCC functions
- Introductory
- PCC functions exercisable by the mayor
- Delegation of function
- Police and crime panels
- Financial matters
- Suspension
- Conduct
- Disqualification
- Policing protocol
- Application of certain enactments
- Supplementary
- Schedule 4 Combined county authorities: consequential amendments
- Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (c. 56)
- Trustee Investments Act 1961 (c. 62)
- Local Government (Records) Act 1962 (c. 56)
- Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88)
- Transport Act 1968 (c. 73)
- Local Government Grants (Social Need) Act 1969 (c. 2)
- Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 (c. 57)
- Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 (c. 39)
- Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
- Employment Agencies Act 1973 (c. 35)
- Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7)
- Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (c. 37)
- Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 57)
- Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 (c. 80)
- Rent Act 1977 (c. 42)
- Protection from Eviction Act 1977 (c. 43)
- Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)
- Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c. 14)
- Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67)
- Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c. 30)
- Stock Transfer Act 1982 (c. 41)
- County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28)
- Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51)
- Transport Act 1985 (c. 67)
- Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)
- Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69)
- Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (c. 70)
- Local Government Act 1986 (c. 10)
- Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (c. 31)
- Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9)
- Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)
- Housing Act 1988 (c. 50)
- Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)
- Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
- Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13)
- Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14)
- Local Government (Overseas Assistance) Act 1993 (c. 25)
- Railways Act 1993 (c. 43)
- Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40)
- Environment Act 1995 (c. 25)
- Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (c. 53)
- Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)
- Local Government Act 1999 (c. 27)
- Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29)
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
- Transport Act 2000 (c. 38)
- Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26)
- Courts Act 2003 (c. 39)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5)
- Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21)
- Children Act 2004 (c. 31)
- Railways Act 2005 (c. 14)
- Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21)
- Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40)
- National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41)
- Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007 (c. 13)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28)
- Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26)
- Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20)
- Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22)
- Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)
- Localism Act 2011 (c. 20)
- Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2)
- Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1)
- Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3)
- Technical and Further Education Act 2017 (c. 19)
- Bus Services Act 2017 (c. 21)
- Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30)
- Data Protection Act 2018 (c.12)
- Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 (c. 18)
- Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022 (c. 21)
- Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31)
- Elections Act 2022 (c. 37)
- Schedule 5 Alteration of street names: consequential amendments
- Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907
- Public Health Act 1925
- London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939
- Local Government Act 1972
- Schedule 6 Determinations and other decisions: having regard to national development management policies
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990
- Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990
- Greater London Authority Act 1999
- Schedule 7 Plan making
- Schedule 8 Minor and consequential amendments in connection with Chapter 2 of Part 3
- Local Government Act 1972
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990
- Greater London Authority Act 1999
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
- Commons Act 2006
- Planning and Energy Act 2008
- Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
- Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/988)
- Housing and Planning Act 2016
- Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1012)
- Schedule 9 Street votes: minor and consequential amendments
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990
- Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
- Elections Act 2022
- The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017
- Schedule 10 Crown development: consequential amendments
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
- Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22)
- Schedule 11 Completion notices: consequential amendments
- Schedule 12 Infrastructure Levy
- Part 1 Infrastructure Levy: England
- Part 2 Consequential amendments
- Local Government Act 1972
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990
- Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994
- Planning Act 2008
- Schedule 13 Regulations under Chapter 1 of Part 3 or Part 6: restrictions on devolved authorities
- No power to make provision outside devolved competence
- Requirement for consent where it would otherwise be required
- Requirement for joint exercise where it would otherwise be required
- Requirement for consultation where it would otherwise be required
- Meaning of devolved competence
- Interpretation
- Schedule 14 Existing environmental assessment legislation
- Part 1 United Kingdom and England and Wales
- United Kingdom and England and Wales
- Part 2 Scotland
- Scotland
- Part 3 Wales
- Wales
- Part 4 Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- Schedule 15 Amendments of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017: assumptions about nutrient pollution standards
- Part 1 Introductory
- Part 2 Planning
- Part 3 Land use plans
- Schedule 16 Locally-led development corporations: minor and consequential amendments
- Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)
- New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64)
- Schedule 17 Planning functions of development corporations: minor and consequential amendments
- New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64)
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
- Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c. 9)
- Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 (c. 10)
- Localism Act 2011 (c. 20)
- Schedule 18 Conditional confirmation and making of compulsory purchase orders: consequential amendments
- Land Compensation Act 1973 (c. 26)
- Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 (c. 66)
- Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67)
- Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
- Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c. 9)
- Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023
- Schedule 19 Compulsory purchase: corresponding provision for purchases by Ministers
- Online publicity
- Proceedings for consideration of draft order
- Conditional orders
- Schedule 20 Grounds of appeal against final letting notice
- Part 1 Grounds
- Part 2 Interpretation and application
- Schedule 21 Provision to be included in terms of tenancy further to contract under section 204
- Schedule 22 Pavement licences
- Introductory
- Making pavement licence provisions permanent
- Applications: fees
- Applications: procedure on renewals
- Applications: periods for consultation and determination
- Duration of licences
- Enforcement of licences
- Effect of licences
- Enforcement
- Local authority functions
- Other amendments
- Transitional provision
- Schedule 23 Use of non-domestic premises for childcare: registration
- Introductory
- Early years provision
- Later years provision
- Voluntary registration
- Common provisions
- Schedule 24 Regulations under Chapter 1 of Part 3 or Part 6: form and scrutiny
- Part 1 Statutory Instruments and statutory Rules
- Part 2 Scrutiny of regulations
- Scrutiny of regulations made by Secretary of State or devolved authority acting alone
- Scrutiny of regulations made by the Secretary of State and devolved authority acting jointly
- Interpretation
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