ABSTRACT
The agency is designed to operate on a site specific basis to carry out its task to regenerate the area in a short time period. It may be granted planning powers by the Secretary of State and, where this occurs, the agency is empowered to carry out the development control function both in terms of uses for the site, and the granting of planning permission. By its very nature, it is not a plan making body in the local authority sense, but its function is to promote development by encouraging and, where appropriate, providing financial assistance to the private sector.
