Mineral planning authorities The role of
mineral planning authority is held by county councils, unitary authorities and national park authorities.
Waste planning authorities The role of
waste planning authority is held by county councils, unitary authorities and national park authorities.
England For most matters, the planning authority is the borough, district or unitary council for the area. The
non-metropolitan county councils (where they exist) are the planning authorities for minerals, waste and their own developments, such as most schools, care homes, fire stations and highways. The
Mayor of London has the right to become the local planning authority for individual applications already submitted to a local planning authority. the local planning authorities in England are: • 226
district councils • 62
unitary authority councils • 36
metropolitan borough councils • 32
London borough councils •
21 county councils (for minerals, waste and county council development only) • 10
national park authorities •
City of London Corporation •
Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation •
London Legacy Development Corporation •
Council of the Isles of Scilly Wales There are 25 local planning authorities in Wales. Of these, 22 are local authorities and 3 are national park authorities.
Scotland In
Scotland, where all of the local authorities are unitary, the term 'planning authority' is used without the 'local' prefix.
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