SDLTM22530 | Reliefs: Compliance with planning obligations

Public authorities: England and Wales

The following is a list of the public authorities in England and Wales which may be eligible for relief if they enter into a land transaction in order to comply with a planning obligation imposed on a developer or modification of a planning obligation.

Government

• The Ministers of the Crown or government department

• The National Assembly for Wales

Local government

• A county or district council constituted under Section 2 of the Local Government Act 1972

• A county or county borough council constituted under Section 21 of the Local Government Act 1972

• The council of a London borough

• The Common Council of the City of London

• The Greater London Authority

• Transport for London

• The Council of the Isles of Scilly

Health

• A Strategic Health Authority or Health Authority established under Section 8 of the National Health Service Act 1977

• A Special Health Authority established under Section 11 of the National Health Service Act 1977

• A Primary Care Trust established under Section 16A of the National Health Service Act 1977

• A Local Health Board established under Section 16B of the National Health Service Act 1977

• A National Health Service Trust established under Section 5 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990

Others

Any other authority that is a local planning authority within the meaning of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990