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A local planning authority (LPA)^[1] is the local government body that is empowered by law to exercise urban planning functions for a particular area. They exist in the United Kingdom and India.^[2]^[3]

United Kingdom[edit]

Mineral planning authorities[edit]

The role of mineral planning authority is held by county councils, unitary authorities and national park authorities.

Waste planning authorities[edit]

The role of waste planning authority is held by county councils, unitary authorities and national park authorities.

England[edit]

For most matters, the planning authority is the borough, district or unitary council for the area. The non-metropolitan county councils (where they exist) are the planning authorities for minerals, waste and their own developments, such as most schools, care homes, fire stations and highways. The Mayor of London has the right to become the local planning authority for individual applications already submitted to a local planning authority.^[4]

As of August 2023^[update] the local planning authorities in England are:

226 district councils
62 unitary authority councils
36 metropolitan borough councils
32 London borough councils
21 county councils (for minerals, waste and county council development only)
10 national park authorities
City of London Corporation
Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation
London Legacy Development Corporation
Council of the Isles of Scilly

Wales[edit]

There are 25 local planning authorities in Wales. Of these, 22 are local authorities and 3 are national park authorities. ^[5]

Scotland[edit]

In Scotland, where all of the local authorities are unitary, the term 'planning authority' is used without the 'local' prefix.

Northern Ireland[edit]

India[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Local planning authority (LPA)". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
^ Local Planning Authorities in Ireland Archived March 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971". Bare Acts Live. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^ "What powers does the Mayor have for planning applications?". Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "Find your local planning authority | GOV.WALES".

[1] "Local planning authority (LPA)". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

[2] Local Planning Authorities in Ireland Archived March 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971". Bare Acts Live. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

[4] "What powers does the Mayor have for planning applications?". Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[5] "Find your local planning authority | GOV.WALES".

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-A '''local planning authority''' ('''LPA''')<ref>http://www.pas.gov.uk/pas/core/page.do?pageId=12397</ref> is the [[local authority]] or [[Local government in the United Kingdom|council]] that is empowered by law to exercise statutory [[town planning]] functions for a particular area of the [[United Kingdom]]. Although, in [[Scotland]], where all of the local authorities are unitary, the term 'planning authority' is used without the 'local' prefix. The authority is often the local [[Metropolitan borough|borough]] or [[Non-metropolitan district|district council]]. [[National park authority|National park authorities]] and the [[Broads Authority]] are also local planning authorities. [[County Council]]s (where they exist) are the local planning authority for waste and minerals matters and for their own developments, such as most schools, care homes, fire stations and non trunk roads. The [[London Legacy Development Corporation]] has also been designated the local planning authority for the area of east London that was redeveloped into the [[Olympic Park, London|Olympic Park]] for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].
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+A '''local planning authority''' ('''LPA''')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pas.gov.uk/pas/core/page.do?pageId=12397 |title=Local planning authority (LPA) |access-date=2013-03-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011210324/http://www.pas.gov.uk/pas/core/page.do?pageId=12397 |archive-date=2007-10-11 }}</ref> is the [[local government]] body that is empowered by law to exercise [[urban planning]] functions for a particular area. They exist in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[India]].<ref>[http://www.ichpa.com/CHP_Online_Tool/Local_Authority_Planning_Section.php Local Planning Authorities in Ireland] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060313183607/http://www.ichpa.com/CHP_Online_Tool/Local_Authority_Planning_Section.php |date=March 13, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bareactslive.com/TN/tn952.htm |title=Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 |website=Bare Acts Live |date=October 11, 2019 |access-date=August 18, 2021}}</ref>
+==United Kingdom==
-Local planning authorities also exist in the [[Republic of Ireland]].<ref>[http://www.ichpa.com/CHP_Online_Tool/Local_Authority_Planning_Section.php Local Planning Authorities in Ireland] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060313183607/http://www.ichpa.com/CHP_Online_Tool/Local_Authority_Planning_Section.php |date=March 13, 2006 }}</ref>
+===Mineral planning authorities===
-==England==
+The role of '''mineral planning authority''' is held by county councils, unitary authorities and national park authorities.
-In England the local planning authorities are 32 [[London borough]] councils, 36 [[metropolitan borough]] councils, 201 [[non-metropolitan district]] councils, 55 [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] councils, the [[City of London Corporation]] and the [[Council of the Isles of Scilly]].
+===Waste planning authorities===
+{{see|Waste disposal authority|waste collection authority}}
+The role of '''waste planning authority''' is held by county councils, unitary authorities and national park authorities.
+===England===
+For most matters, the planning authority is the borough, district or unitary council for the area. The [[non-metropolitan county]] councils (where they exist) are the planning authorities for minerals, waste and their own developments, such as most schools, care homes, fire stations and highways. The [[Mayor of London]] has the right to become the local planning authority for individual applications already submitted to a local planning authority.<ref>{{cite web |title=What powers does the Mayor have for planning applications? |url=https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/planning/planning-applications-and-decisions/what-powers-does-mayor-have-planning-applications |access-date=14 August 2023}}</ref>
+{{As of |August 2023}} the local planning authorities in England are:
+*226 [[non-metropolitan district councils|district councils]]
+*62 [[unitary authority councils]]
+*36 [[metropolitan borough councils]]
+*32 [[London borough councils]]
+*[[List of county councils in England|21 county councils]] (for minerals, waste and county council development only)
+*10 [[national park authorities]]
+*[[City of London Corporation]]
+*[[Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation]]
+*[[London Legacy Development Corporation]]
+*[[Council of the Isles of Scilly]]
+===Wales===
+There are 25 local planning authorities in Wales. Of these, 22 are local authorities and 3 are national park authorities. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.wales/find-your-local-planning-authority | title=Find your local planning authority &#124; GOV.WALES }}</ref>
+===Scotland===
+{{expand section|date=July 2018}}
+In [[Scotland]], where all of the local authorities are unitary, the term 'planning authority' is used without the 'local' prefix.
+===Northern Ireland===
+{{expand section|date=July 2018}}
+==India==
+{{expand section|date=August 2021}}
 ==See also==
+*[[Delegated powers (UK town planning)]]
 *[[Planning permission]]
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 {{Construction industry in the United Kingdom}}
 {{Local government services in the United Kingdom}}
+{{UK planning}}
 [[Category:Interested parties in planning in the United Kingdom]]

Town and country planning in the United Kingdom
Legislation and policy	Town and Country Planning Act 1990 General Permitted Development Order Highways Act 1980 Localism Act 2011 National Planning Policy Framework Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
Applications and Appeals	Planning permission in the United Kingdom Outline Planning Permission Grampian condition Nationally significant infrastructure project
Institutions	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Planning Inspectorate Local planning authority Royal Town Planning Institute Town and Country Planning Association
Local development framework	Core Strategy Local plan Neighbourhood forum