A local planning authority (LPA) is the local government body that is empowered by law to exercise urban planning functions for a particular area. They...

and facilities. Local authorities cover the entirety of England, and are responsible for services such as education, transport, planning applications, and...

formerly known by its expanded acronym, the Local Authorities Pension Plan, is the largest pension plan in Alberta and the seventh largest in Canada...

secure planning permission from the local authority, with provision to appeal against refusal. It introduced a development charge to capture the planning gain...

A local development framework is the spatial planning strategy introduced in England and Wales by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and given...

Local education authorities (LEAs) were defined in England and Wales as the local councils responsible for education within their jurisdictions. The term...

development plan sets out a local authority's policies and proposals for land use in their area. The term is usually used in the United Kingdom. A local plan is...

(officially, local authority districts, abbreviated LADs) are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. As...

Authority Act 2007. It is a strategic regional authority, with powers over transport, policing, economic development, and fire and emergency planning...

application for planning permission be required. An application for planning permission should be made to the local planning authority (LPA). LPAs are...

be demolished, extended, or altered without permission from the local planning authority, which typically consults the relevant central government agency...

Committee Design Advisory Committee Development Planning Fund The Planning Authority is often criticized by locals and NGOs for approving permits for apartment...

(central, state, and local government) and defines local governments as "institutional units whose fiscal, legislative, and executive authority extends over the...

A combined authority (CA) is a type of local government institution introduced in England outside Greater London by the Local Democracy, Economic Development...

return spatial planning powers to local government. These plans include the withdrawal of funding to the existing eight local authority leaders' boards...

local planning authorities by or under the planning Acts shall be exercisable both by county planning authorities and district planning authorities."...

Local government in Scotland comprises thirty-two local authorities, commonly referred to as councils. Each council provides public services, including...

Secretary of State determines a planning application. Ideally, the plan should be prepared as advice to the local planning authority on highway and transport...

types of development without the requirement for approval from the local planning authority (such development is then referred to as permitted development)...

devolution Housing Local government Planning Race equality Urban regeneration (including The Thames Gateway) The Office for Local Government ("Oflog")...

In the United Kingdom, a local authority search (also known as local land charges search or local search) refers to the provision of specific information...

Local government in Wales is primarily undertaken by the twenty-two principal councils. The councils are unitary authorities, meaning they are responsible...

Planning Policy Guidance 16: Archaeology and Planning commonly abbreviated as PPG 16, was a document produced by the UK Government to advise local planning...

required by PPG16. Nominated as the archaeological advisor by each local planning authority, the County Archaeologist recommends which developments are likely...

This is a list of local authority districts within Greater London, including 32 London boroughs and the City of London. The London boroughs were all created...

ad hoc education authority was established for Inner London and a planning authority for Greater London. The legislation permitted councils to form 'joint...

responsible for urban well-being, housing, local government, town planning, country planning, fire and rescue authority, landscape, solid waste management, strata...

the duties of a local planning authority. They are responsible for maintaining the local development framework — the spatial planning guide for their...

Minister of State for Local Government and Planning The minister is responsible for, among other matters: housing; local authorities and related services;...

Planning gains (or planning obligations) are ways that local authorities in the United Kingdom can secure additional public benefits from developers, during...