About the planning process
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is the planning authority for the Olympic Park area in east London.
What does this mean?
From 7 September 2006, any planning application relating to land within the ODA Planning Area must be submitted to the ODA, rather than to the local borough.
What is the area that this affects?
The precise area affected ('the ODA planning boundary') includes parts of the London Boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.
View the ODA planning area map (PDF, 3.3MB)Development Control Manual
Details of how the ODA will process and determine planning applications and how it will interact with the planning and other stakeholders is contained in its Development Control Manual.
Download the Development Control Manual (PDF, 535KB)How has the ODA been given these powers?
The London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 set up the ODA, and provided for the ODA to be given planning powers. Following a consultation earlier in 2006, Parliament passed the Olympic Delivery Authority (Planning Functions) Order 2006, which granted these powers to the ODA.
Why has the ODA been given these powers?
While the local boroughs delivered the 2004 planning permission in record time, the Government decided that the London 2012 programme needed a dedicated planning team, which could take into account the need to deliver the venues and infrastructure for London 2012 on time.
How does this affect the local boroughs?
During the period up to the 2012 Games, all planning applications in this area will need to be made to the ODA, though it may pass an application back to a local borough for a decision if it is unrelated to the 2012 Games or outside the powers granted by the Planning Functions Order 2006.
