Under the conditions defined by the regulations enacted by the local authority, subject to the transfer of the resources required to exercise these powers, the communes may intervene in town planning matters.
The President of the Territorial Council may, by decree issued at the request or with the agreement of the municipal council, grant competence to the mayor, acting on behalf of the municipality, either for the investigation and issue of individual land use authorisations and planning certificates, or for the sole issue of such authorisations and certificates, under the conditions laid down by the regulations applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.