A Bill to amend section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow local authorities to adopt areas of amenity land which are unregistered or vested in the Crown, for the purposes of maintenance; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
30 March 2015
The Amenity Land (Adoption by Local Authorities) Bill would change the law to let local authorities adopt certain amenity land for maintenance, even if the land isn’t registered or is owned by the Crown. It amends section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to give councils a clearer route to take responsibility for upkeep and related purposes.
The bill is at the second reading stage in the House of Commons. If supported, it would proceed to further stages of parliamentary consideration (e.g., committee stage) for detailed scrutiny.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill was presented to Parliament on on 15 July 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
This Bill was withdrawn.
The 2014-2015 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
