Town and Country Planning Act 1990

230Acquisition of land for purposes of exchange

(1)Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by sections 226 and 227, any power of a local authority to acquire land under those sections, whether compulsorily or by agreement, shall include power to acquire land required for giving in exchange—

(a)for land appropriated under section 229; or

(b)for Green Belt land appropriated in accordance with the Green Belt (London and Home Counties) Act 1938 for any purpose specified in a development plan.

(2)In subsection (1) “Green Belt land” has the same meaning as in that Act.