The metropolis of Lyon is associated as of right with the preparation, review and modification of planning schemes and documents relating to development, economic development and innovation, transport and the environment, higher education and research, the list of which is set by decree in the Council of State and which fall within the remit of the State, a territorial authority or their public establishments, when these schemes and documents have an impact or effect on its territory.
The Lyon metropolitan area is automatically involved in the preparation of the State-region plan contract, which includes a specific section for its territory.