Part 8: Development Corporations Planning functions Section 174: Planning functions of urban development corporations Effect
This section amends the 1980 Act.
	Subsection (2)(a) inserts new subsection (1A) into section 149 of the 1980 Act to allow the Secretary of State to make an order, making an Urban Development Corporation the local planning authority in its area for the purposes of local plan-making and neighbourhood planning. This can be, separately or collectively, for those purposes and for the whole or any part of the Urban Development Corporation Area.
	Subsection (2)(b) allows the order conferring planning functions for the purposes of development management, local plan-making and neighbourhood planning to specify which enactments relating to local planning authorities should apply or apply with modifications.
	Subsection (2)(c) inserts subsection (2A) into section 149 of the 1980 Act. This makes provisions for an Urban Development Corporation to become the minerals and waste planning authority for the purpose of plan-making. This can be for the whole or any part of the urban development corporation area. This provision does not apply to locally-led Urban Development Corporations.
	Subsection 2(d) amends subsection 3 of section 149 of the 1980 Act. This removes references to specific legislation in relation to planning functions listed in Schedule 29 to the 1980 Act. Subsection 2(e) inserts new subsection (3A) into section 149 of the 1998 Act so that specific planning functions that can be passed onto Urban Development Corporations by paragraphs 1,3 and 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 29 only apply to development corporations in England.
	Subsection (2)(f) inserts new subsection (4A) into section 149 of the 1980 Act. This makes provisions for an Urban Development Corporation to take on functions set out by Schedule 8 to the Electricity Act 1989 for consenting planning applications under section 37 of the 1989 Act. This can be for the whole or any part of the urban development corporation area.
	Subsection (3) inserts new section 149A into the 1980 Act (Arrangements for discharge of, or assistance with, planning functions in England).