The Black Country Development Corporation (Planning Functions) Order 1987
The Black Country Development Corporation was established by the Black Country Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 1987 for the purpose of regenerating the Black Country urban development area. This Order makes the corporation the local planning authority for that area for all the purposes of Part III (general planning control) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (article 3(a)), and for those purposes which are specified in Part I of Schedule 29 to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 which deal with additional control in special cases, enforcement of control, listed buildings and conservation areas (article 3(b)).