Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980

The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (1980 c.65) was responsible for the establishment of Development Corporation

Development Corporation

In England and Wales, Development Corporations are bodies set up by the UK government and charged with the urban development of an area, outside the usual system of Town and Country Planning in the United Kingdom...

s, including the London Docklands Development Corporation

London Docklands Development Corporation

The London Docklands Development Corporation was a quango agency set up by the UK Government in 1981 to regenerate the depressed Docklands area of east London. During its eighteen-year existence it was responsible for regenerating an area of in the London Boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets and...

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It also created the Public Request to Order Disposal, which can be used by the government to force a local authority to sell derelict land and empty property owned by certain public landlords. The power was renamed the Community Right to Reclaim Land in 2011

External links

• House of Commons Hansard Debates for 4 May 1990
• Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 on the UK Statute Law Database
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• Empty Homes Agency guidance on using PRODs