THC Science

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

Mineral planning authorities

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

Waste planning authorities

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.^[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 or county council development only)
10 national parks authorities
City of London Corporation
Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation
London Legacy Development Corporation
Council of the Isles of Scilly

Wales

Scotland

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

Northern Ireland

India

References

^ "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.

[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.

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+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>
-For most matters, the planning authority is the borough, district or unitary council for the area.
+{{As of |August 2023}} the local planning authorities in England are:
-The [[non-metropolitan county]] councils (where they exist) are the planning authorities for their own developments, such as most schools, care homes, fire stations and highways.
+*226 [[non-metropolitan district councils|district councils]]
+*62 [[unitary authority councils]]
-In England the local planning authorities are 32 [[London borough]] councils, 36 [[metropolitan borough]] councils, 239 [[non-metropolitan district]] councils, 76 [[non-metropolitan county]] council, 58 [[unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] councils, the [[City of London Corporation]], the [[Council of the Isles of Scilly]], 10 [[List of national parks of England and Wales|national parks authorities]] including the [[Broads Authority]], and 2 mayoral development corporations (the [[London Legacy Development Corporation]] and the [[Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation]]).
+*36 [[metropolitan borough councils]]
+*32 [[London borough councils]]
+*[[List of county councils in England|21 county councils]] (for minerals, waste or county council development only)
+*10 [[List of national parks of England and Wales|national parks authorities]]
+*[[City of London Corporation]]
+*[[Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation]]
+*[[London Legacy Development Corporation]]
+*[[Council of the Isles of Scilly]]
 ===Wales===

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