Part 8: Development Corporations Planning functions 149A Arrangements for discharge of, or assistance with, planning functions in England
Subsections (1) to (4) of section 149A provide that an Urban Development Corporation, may make arrangements for the discharge of its development management functions, in whole or part, by the relevant council(s) but without prejudice to its own ability to perform those functions. This allows a development corporation to delegate its functions to the local authorities in the area.
	Subsection (3) allows for the discharge of the function by a committee, sub-committee or officer of the council and that section 101(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 (delegation by committees and sub-committees) applies.
	Subsections (5) and (6) allow an Urban Development Corporation to seek the relevant council(s) assistance in the discharge of its other planning functions including local plan-making and waste and minerals plan-making functions.
	Subsection (7) provides for the definition of "council" for the purposes of this section.
	Subsection (4) amends Part 1 of Schedule 29 to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, which expands the list of specific planning functions that can be taken on by Urban Development Corporations in relation to functions contained in the Land and Compensation Act 1961, the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conversation Areas) Act 1990.