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This Order is a special development order applying to land within the Central Manchester urban development area.

Under section 148(1) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 the Secretary of State, after consultation with the appropriate local planning authority and with any other local authority which appears to him to be concerned, may approve proposals submitted to him by an urban development corporation for the development of land within its area. Section 148(2) of that Act provides that a special development order may grant permission for any development of land in accordance with proposals so approved.

Article 3 of this Order grants such permission. The permission does not apply to the carrying out of development of the same description as development which has been made the subject of an order under section 45 (power to revoke or modify planning permission) or section 51 (orders requiring discontinuance of use or alteration or removal of buildings or works) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (articles 4 and 5). It is also subject to conditions relating to the period within which the development must begin, requiring approval of certain details by the development corporation (where the development is being carried out by someone other than that corporation) (article 3) and requiring consultations in certain cases (article 6). The permission may be withdrawn by the Secretary of State by direction in relation to any particular development (article 7).

Copies of schemes submitted by the Central Manchester Development Corporation and approved by the Secretary of State will be available for inspection by the public at the offices of the development corporation.