London Planning Advisory Committee

London Planning Advisory Committee
Abbreviation LPAC
Predecessor Greater London Council
Successor Greater London Authority
Formation 1 April 1986
Purpose Joint planning committee for Greater London
Region served
Greater London
Leader
Sally Hamwee (1986–1994)
Nicky Gavron (1994–2000)
Parent organisation
Havering London Borough Council

The London Planning Advisory Committee (LPAC) was an ad hoc Londonwide joint committee responsible for strategic planning from the abolition of the Greater London Council in 1986 to the creation of the Greater London Authority in 2000. The leader was Sally Hamwee from 1986[1] and Nicky Gavron from 1994.[2]

Statutory basis

The Local Government Act 1985 required the London borough councils to set up a "joint planning committee for Greater London".

The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 3 (2) detailed the functions of the joint planning committee as:

The London Planning Advisory Committee was serviced by Havering London Borough Council.[3]

The joint planning committee for Greater London was abolished by Section 349 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999.

Publications

References

  1. http://www.cfps.org.uk/advisory-board
  2. http://legacy.london.gov.uk/assembly/members/gavronn/biog.jsp
  3. J.N. Berry, W.S. McGreal (2003), European Cities, Planning Systems and Property Markets
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