Section 66 — Housing Act 1988: Planning control.

Planning control. 66 1 A housing action trust may submit to the Secretary of State proposals for the development of land within its designated area and the Secretary of State, after consultation with the local planning authority within whose area the land is situated and with any other local authority which appears to him to be concerned, may approve any such proposals either with or without modification.

2 Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by sections 59 to 61 of the 1990 Act , a special development order made by the Secretary of State under section 59 with respect to a designated area may grant permission for any development of land in accordance with proposals approved under subsection (1) above, subject to such conditions, if any (including conditions requiring details of any proposed development to be submitted to the local planning authority), as may be specified in the order.

3 The Secretary of State shall give to a housing action trust such directions with regard to the disposal of land held by it and with respect to the development by it of such land as appear to him to be necessary or expedient for securing, so far as practicable, the preservation of any features of special architectural or historical interest and, in particular, of any buildings included in any list compiled or approved or having effect as if compiled or approved under section 1 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (which relates to the compilation or approval by the Secretary of State of lists of buildings of special architectural or historical interest).

4 Any reference in this section to the local planning authority,—

a in relation to land in ... Greater London or a metropolitan county, is a reference to the authority which is the local planning authority as ascertained in accordance with sections 1 and 2 of the 1990 Act ;

and b in relation to other land in England , is a reference to the district planning authority and also (in relation to proposals for any development which is a county matter, as defined in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the 1990 Act ) to the county planning authority.