The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that an English planning authority may only grant planning permission for a residential development of a specified description if the starter homes requirement is met.
Where the Secretary of State makes regulations under this section, the regulations must give an English planning authority power to dispense with the condition requiring the starter homes requirement to be met where—
"English planning authority" means—
"The starter homes requirement" means a requirement, specified in the regulations, relating to the provision of starter homes in England.
Regulations under this section may, for example, provide that an English planning authority may grant planning permission only if a person has entered into a planning obligation to provide a certain number of starter homes or to pay a sum to be used by the authority for providing starter homes.
The regulations may confer discretions on an English planning authority.
The regulations may make different provision for different areas.
In section 70 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (determination of applications: general considerations), for subsection (3) substitute—