Commentary Part 6: Planning Chapter 1: Plans and Strategies Section 109: Abolition of Regional Strategies
239.Section 109 provides for the abolition of the regional planning tier, by repealing Part 5 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, which only applies in relation to England. This removes responsible regional authorities which are made up of the relevant leaders’ board and regional development agency. Provision is also made to revoke the eight existing regional strategies outside London by order.
240.There is also an additional order making power allowing the Secretary of State to revoke any remaining county structure plan policies that were saved as part of the transitional provisions for the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 so that those policies will cease to have effect. Currently, such saved policies form part of the development plan.
241.Finally, this section provides for the necessary consequential amendments to primary legislation, which are set out in Schedule 8 and Parts 15 and 16 of Schedule 25.