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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980

1980 CHAPTER 65

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Local Government—Relaxation of Controls

    1. 1. Relaxation of Ministerial control of authorities (E+W)

    2. 1. Relaxation of Ministerial control of authorities (S)

  2. Part II

    Publication of Information by Local Authorities

    1. 2. Duty of authorities to publish information (E+W)

    2. 2. Duty of authorities to publish information (S)

    3. 3. Supplementary provisions relating to codes of practice on publication of information

    4. 4. Power to direct bodies to publish information

  3. Part III

    Direct Labour Organisations

    1. Works Contracts

      1. 5. Meaning of “works contract "

      2. 6. Regulation of works contracts

      3. 7. Limitations on power to enter into works contracts

    2. Functional work

      1. 8.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (E+W)

      2. 8. Meaning of functional work (S)

      3. 9. Regulation of functional work

    3. Accounting Provisions

      1. 10. Accounts relating to construction or maintenance work

      2. 11. Exemption from requirement to keep seperate accounts under section 10

      3. 12. Contents of accounts relating to construction or maintenance work

      4. 13. Annual balance sheet etc

      5. 14. Accounts under section 10 and other local authority accounts

    4. Financial provisions

      1. 15. Payment for construction or maintenance work undertaken in pursuance of delegated functions etc

      2. 16. General financial duty: treatment of deficits

      3. 17.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. Supplementary

      1. 18. Annual reports on construction or maintenance work

      2. 19. Application to joint commitees

    6. Sanctions

      1. 19A. Notice for purpose of getting information

      2. 19B. Power to give directions

    7. General

      1. 20. Interpretation of Part III

      2. 21. Exemption of small direct labour organisations from requirements of Part III

      3. 22. Consequential repeal or amendment of local statutory provisions

      4. 23. Part III—supplementary

  4. Part IV

    Local Government Allowances

    1. 24. Right of councillor to opt for financial loss allowance

    2. 25. Amendments relating to allowances to members of local authorities and other bodies

    3. 26. Introduction of special responsibility allowances for members of local authorities

    4. 27. Vice-chairmen of councils in Scotland and application of Part IV to Scotland

  5. Part V

    Rates

    1. Valuation

      1. 28.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 29. Ascertainment of rateable value of non-industrial buildings

      3. 30.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Fish Farms

      1. 31.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 32. Rating exemption for fish farms in Scotland

      3. 33—40... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Unused and unoccupied property

      1. 41.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 42—44... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 45.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 46.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 47. Commencement and extent of Part V

  6. Part VI

    Rate Support Grant

    1. Amendments relating to existing system of rate support grants

      1. 48. General power to reduce rate support grant

      2. 49. Reduction of resources element

      3. 50. Redution of needs element for authorities in Greater London

      4. 51. Supplementary grants for transport purposes

      5. 52. Separate provision for Wales

    2. New system of rate support grants

      1. 53. Introduction of new system of rate support grants

      2. 54. The aggregate amount of rate support grants

      3. 55. The domestic rate relief grant

      4. 56. The block grant

      5. 57. Determination of grant-related poundage and grant-related expenditure

      6. 58. Principles for determination of grant-related poundage

      7. 59. Adjustments of distribution of block grant

      8. 60. The Rate Support Grant Report

      9. 61. Supplementary reports

      10. 62.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      11. 63. Adjustment of block grant in connection with education etc

      12. 63A. Adjustment of block grant for rates equalisation contribution

      13. 64.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      14. 65. Information

      15. 66. Estimates and calculations

      16. 67. Changes in rateable value

      17. 68. Rate support grant– supplementary

  7. Part VII

    Miscellaneous Grants

    1. Grants in respect of rate rebates for disabled

      1. 69. Grants in respect of rebates under the Rating (Disabled Persons) Act 1978

    2. Grants for caravan sites

      1. 70. Grants in respect of caravan sites for gipsies

  8. Part VIII

    Capital Expenditure of Local Authorities Etc

    1. 71—80B... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 81.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 82—85... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  9. Part IX

    Town and Country Planning

    1. Allocation of planning functions

      1. 86. Distribution of planning functions between planning authorities

    2. Planning fees

      1. 87.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 88.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 89.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 90.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Compulsory acquisition

      1. 91. Amendments relating to compulsory acquisition

    4. Amendments of Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972

      1. 92. Town and Country Planning – Scotland

  10. Part X

    Land Held by Public Bodies

    1. 93. Public bodies to whom Part X applies

    2. 94. Areas in which Part X is to operate

    3. 95. Registration of land holdings

    4. 96. Public access to information

    5. 96A. Information about entries

    6. 97. Secretary of State’s power to require information

    7. 98. Disposal of land at direction of Secretary of State

    8. 99. Directions to dispose of land– supplementary

    9. 99A. Power of entry

    10. 100. Interpretation and extent of Part X

  11. Part XI

    Community Land Act

    1. 101. Repeal

  12. Part XII

    The Land Authority for Wales

    1. The Authority

      1. 102.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Functions

      1. 103.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Acquisition of land

      1. 104.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 105.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. Miscellaneous

      1. 106.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 107.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 108.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 109.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 110.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 111.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  13. Part XIII

    Land Compensation

    1. 112. Claims for compensation for depreciation

    2. 113. Claims for compensation for depreciation which are out of time on commencement date

    3. 114. Claims for home loss payments

    4. 115. Interpretation of Part XIII

  14. Part XIV

    Land—Miscellaneous

    1. Development land

      1. 116. Assessment of development land

      2. 117.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Miscellaneous provisions about land

      1. 118. Land miscellaneous amendments

      2. 119.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 120. Compulsory acquisition: exclusion of special parliamentary procedure

      4. 121. Certification of appropriate alternative development

      5. 122. Acquisition and disposal of land by the Crown

      6. 123. Acquisition of land by the Crown in Northern Ireland

      7. 124. Town development functions

      8. 125. Extent of Part XIV

  15. Part XV

    New Towns

    1. Payments to Secretary of State

      1. 126—130... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Licensing

      1. 131. Off-licences: special provisions to cease

      2. 132. Power to end special licensing provisions

    3. Miscellaneous

      1. 133. Interpretation, amendments and extent

  16. Part XVI

    Urban Development

    1. Urban development areas

      1. 134. Urban development areas

    2. Urban development corporations

      1. 135. Urban development corporations

      2. 136. Objects and general powers

      3. 137. Exclusion of functions

      4. 138. Restrictions on powers

      5. 139. Allocation or transfer of functions

      6. 140. Consultation with local authorities

    3. Land

      1. 141. Vesting by order in corporation

      2. 142. Acquisition by corporation

      3. 143. Acquisition by local highway authority

      4. 144. Vesting and acquisition: supplementary

      5. 145. Land compensation

      6. 146. Disposal by corporation

    4. Planning blight

      1. 147.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. Planning functions

      1. 148. Planning control

      2. 149. Corporation as planning authority

      3. 150.

    6. Building control etc

      1. 151. Building control

      2. 152. Fire precautions and home insulation

    7. Housing, etc

      1. 153. Corporation as housing authority

      2. 154. Rent rebates

      3. 155. Rent

      4. 156. Other provisions relating to corporation as landlords

    8. Private streets

      1. 157.Adoption of private streets

      2. 157A. Connection of private streets to highway

      3. 157B. Traffic regulation orders for private streets

    9. Sewerage etc

      1. 158.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 159. Public health etc

    10. Loans for building

      1. 160. Loans for building

      2. 161. Loans in pursuance of building agreements

    11. Inner urban areas

      1. 162. Inner urban areas

    12. Supply of goods, etc, to Urban Development Corporations

      1. 163. Supply of goods etc. by local authorities

    13. Finance, accounts, reports, etc

      1. 164. Finance, accounts, reports, etc

    14. Transfer of corporations’ undertakings

      1. 165. Power to transfer undertaking

      2. 165A. Transfer of property, rights and liabilities by order

      3. 165B. Transfer of property, rights and liabilities to statutory bodies

    15. Dissolution of corporations

      1. 166. Dissolution of corporations

    16. Miscellaneous

      1. 167. Power to survey land etc

      2. 168. Service of notices

      3. 169. Ecclesiastical property

      4. 170. Interpretation: statutory undertakers etc

      5. 171. Interpretation: general

      6. 172. Extent of Part XVI

  17. Part XVII

    Caravan Sites

    1. 173. Duty of local authorities to provide caravan sites for gipsies

    2. 174. Removal of unlawfully parked caravans and their occupants

    3. 175. Designation of areas for purpose of making unauthorised camping unlawful

    4. 176. Site licences: exemption for sites provided for gipsies by county councils of regional councils

    5. 177. Interpretation of Part XVII

    6. 178. Commencement and extent of Part XVII

  18. Part XVIII

    Enterprise Zones

    1. 179. Enterprise zones

  19. Part XIX

    Miscellaneous and Supplementary

    1. Honorary Freemen

      1. 180. Honorary freemen

    2. Land Drainage

      1. 181.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 182.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Social Services

      1. 183. Relaxation of Ministerial controls over social services

    4. Commissioners for Local Administration

      1. 184. Disclosure of information to Commissioners for Local Administration

    5. Pleasure Boats

      1. 185. Pleasure boats bye laws

      2. 186. Amendment of s. 94 of the Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act 1907

      3. 187.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 188, 189... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 190.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 191. Amendments of Inner Urban Areas Act 1978

    6. Supplementary

      1. 192. Finance-general

      2. 193. Minor and consequential amendments

      3. 194. Repeals

      4. 195. Scotland

      5. 196. Northern Ireland

      6. 197. Citation

  20. SCHEDULE 1

    Provisions to which section 1(1) refers

  21. SCHEDULE 2

    Relaxation of Controls Over Functions Relating to Clean Air and Pollution

  22. SCHEDULE 3

    Relaxion of Controls Over Functions Relating to Amenity Etc

  23. SCHEDULE 4

    Relaxation of Controls Over Functions Relating to Weights and Measures and Trade

  24. SCHEDULE 5

    Allotments

  25. SCHEDULE 6

    Relaxation of Controls Over Charges and Rates of Interest Etc

  26. SCHEDULE 7

  27. SCHEDULE 8

    Enactments Mentioned in Section 53(11)(c)

  28. SCHEDULE 9

    Domestic Rate Relief Grant

  29. SCHEDULE 10

    Adjustment of Block Grant in Connection with Education etc

  30. SCHEDULE 11

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  31. SCHEDULE 12

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  32. SCHEDULE 13

  33. SCHEDULE 14

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  34. SCHEDULE 15

  35. SCHEDULE 16

    Bodies to whom Part X Applies

  36. SCHEDULE 17

    Community Land Act

  37. SCHEDULE 18

    The Land Authority for Wales

  38. SCHEDULE 19

    Public Authorities

  39. SCHEDULE 20

    Land Authority for Wales: Acquisition of Land

  40. SCHEDULE 21

    Land Authority for Wales: Further Provisions

  41. SCHEDULE 22

    Supplementary Provisions (Wales)

  42. SCHEDULE 23

    Land : Miscellaneous Amendments

  43. SCHEDULE 24

    Land Compensation Acts as Amended

  44. SCHEDULE 25

    New Towns

  45. SCHEDULE 26

    Urban Development Corporations

  46. SCHEDULE 27

    Vesting of Land in Urban Development Corporations

  47. SCHEDULE 28

    Urban Development Corporations: Land

  48. SCHEDULE 29

    Planning Functions of Urban Development Corporations— England and Wales

  49. SCHEDULE 30

    Planning Functions of Urban Development Corporations–Scotland

  50. SCHEDULE 31

    Urban Development Corporations: Finance etc

  51. SCHEDULE 32

    Enterprise Zones

  52. SCHEDULE 33

    Minor and Consequential Amendments

  53. SCHEDULE 34

    Repeals

An Act to relax controls over local and certain other authorities; to amend the law relating to the publication of information, the undertaking of works and the payment of allowances by local authorities and other bodies; to make further provision with respect to rates and to grants for local authorities and other persons and for controlling the expenditure of local authorities; to amend the law relating to planning; to make provision for a register of public land and the disposal of land on it; to repeal the Community Land Act 1975; to continue the Land Authority for Wales; to make further provision in relation to land compensation, development land, derelict land and public bodies’ acquisitions and disposals of land; to amend the law relating to town development and new towns; to provide for the establishment of corporations to regenerate urban areas; to make further provision in relation to gipsies and their caravan sites; to abolish the Clean Air Councils and certain restrictions on the Greater London Council; to empower certain further authorities to confer honorary distinctions; and for connected purposes.

[13th November 1980]X1

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act: transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

C2Act excluded (16.3.1992) by Avon Weir Act 1992 (c. v), s. 61(1).

C3Act excluded (21.7.1994) by 1994 c. xiii, s. 33(1)

Act amended (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/593, reg. 2, Sch. 1

Editorial Information

X1The text of ss. 1–24, 25, 26(1)(2), 27(2), 48–68, 70–85, 93–100, 173–178, 180–183, 184(1), 185–197, Schs. 1–13, 16, 33, 34 was taken from SIF group 81:1 (Local Government); the text of ss. 1(1)–(4)(6)–(8), 2(1)(2)(4)–(10), 3, 4(1)–(4)(6)(7), 5–15, 16(1)–(5), 17–23, 25, 26(3)(4), 27, 176, 177, 178(3)(4), 184(2), 188, 189, 191–194, 195(1), 196, 197, Schs. 1–4, 6, 7, 33, 34 was taken from SIF group 81:2 (Local Government); the text of ss. 28–47, 69, 192–194, 195(1), 196, 197, Schs. 33, 34 Pt. IX was taken from SIF group 103:1, 2 (Rating: England and Wales), (Rating: Scotland); the text of ss. 86–91, 101–112, 113(1)–(10)(12)(13), 114–125, 134–141, 142(1)–(6), 143–148, 149(1)–(5)(11)–(13), 150–155, 156(1)–(3), 157–166, 167(1)–(12)(14)(15), 168–172, 179, 192, 195(1), 196, 197, Schs. 14, 15, 17–23, Sch. 24 Pt. I, Sch. 26, Sch. 27 paras. 1–14, Sch. 28 paras. 1–3, 4(1), 5, 6, 7, 9(1)(2)(3), 10–23, Schs. 29, 31, Sch. 32 paras. 1(1)(3)–(7), 2–4, 5(1)–(7)(9), 6, 7(1)(2), 8–18, 20–23, 25–32 was taken from SIF group 123:1 (Town and Country Planning: Planning, England and Wales); the text of ss. 87, 92, 101, 112, 113(1)–(9)(11)–(13), 114–116, 118, 120–122, 125, 134(1)(3)(4), 135–141, 142(1)–(4)(6)(7), 143–148, 149(6)–(13), 151(1)–(3)(5)–(9), 152–155, 156(4), 159–166, 167(1)–(14), 168, 170–172, 179, 192, 195(1), 196–197, Sch. 17 paras. 1–3, 5–8, 10, 11(1)(3)(4), 12–15, Sch. 23, Sch. 24 Pt. II, Sch. 26, Sch. 27 paras. 1–8, 14–26, Sch. 28 paras. 1–3, 4(2), 5, 6, 8–20, Schs. 30, 31, Sch. 32 paras. 1(2)–(6), 2, 5(1)–(6)(8)(9), 6, 7(1)–(3), 8–17, 19, 20–22, 24–26, 33–35 was taken from SIF group 123:2 (Town and Country Planning: Planning, Scotland); the text of ss. 126–133, 192, 195(1), 196, 197, Sch. 25 was taken from SIF group 123:3, 4 (Town and Country Planning: Town Development, England and Wales, Town Development, Scotland); provisions omitted from SIF have been dealt with as referred to in other commentary.

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