London Planning Advisory Committee

London Planning Advisory Committee

Abbreviation	LPAC
Predecessor	Greater London Council
Successor	Greater London Authority
Formation	1 April 1986
Dissolved	2000
Type	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 to 1994 ^[1] and Nicky Gavron from 1994 to 2000. ^[2]

Statutory basis

The Local Government Act 1985 required the London borough councils to set up a "joint planning committee for Greater London". ^[3]

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

• advise the local planning authorities (the London borough councils and the City of London Corporation);
• inform the Secretary of State of their views; and
• inform the local planning authorities for areas near Greater London and other relevant bodies.

The London Planning Advisory Committee was serviced by Havering London Borough Council. ^[4]

The functions of the committee were taken on by the Greater London Authority. ^[5]

See also

• Governance of Greater London (1986–2000)

References

1. Summers, Deborah (11 February 2008). "New faces at assembly as old members stand down". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2026.
2. "Nicky Gavron, moderate-Left deputy London mayor to Ken Livingstone and keen environmentalist – obituary". The Telegraph. 2 September 2024. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
3. Hall, John (June 2006). "The Role of business in London local and regional government: How it became recognised as a significant player" . Local Government Studies. 32 (3): 311–340. doi:10.1080/03003930600693211. ISSN   0300-3930.
4. Berry, J.N.; McGreal, W.S., eds. (2 September 2003). European Cities, Planning Systems and Property Markets (0 ed.). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203362242. ISBN   978-1-135-82497-6.
5. "No: 1631 Nicky Gavron". The Guardian. 9 May 2000. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2026.

External links

• https://thestoryoflpac.co.uk/ Narrative archive of LPAC materials and history