London Planning Advisory Committee

London Planning Advisory Committee
AbbreviationLPAC
PredecessorGreater London Council
SuccessorGreater London Authority
Formation1 April 1986
Dissolved2000
TypeJoint 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 and Nicky Gavron from 1994.

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.

The functions of the committee were taken on by the Greater London Authority.

See also

References

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