The Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2008/580 |
| Year | 2008 |
(1) This Order may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 6th April 2008.which is a PSI application; andwhich is received by a local planning authority for a London borough on or after 6th April 2008.(3) This Order does not apply to a section 73 application where the previous planning permission was granted on an application received by the local planning authority before 6(1) In this Order—the planning functions area referred to in article 3(1) of the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (Planning Functions) Order 2005 the development area referred to in article 3(1) of the Olympic Delivery Authority (Planning Functions) Order 2006
a copy of the application;a copy of any connected application; anda copy of any plans, drawings or other documents submitted by the applicant in support of the PSI application and any connected application.whether he considers that the PSI application complies with the spatial development strategy; andhis reasons for taking that view.a copy of any representations made to the authority in respect of the application;a copy of any report on the application prepared by an officer of the authority;a statement of the decision the authority proposes to make; andwhere the authority proposes to grant permission, a statement of any conditions it proposes to impose and a draft of any planning obligation it proposes to enter into and details of any proposed planning contribution; anda period of 14 days has elapsed beginning with the date notified in writing by the Mayor to the authority as the date on which he received the documents referred to in article 5(1) (a) ; orthe Mayor has notified the local planning authority in writing that he is content for the authority to determine the application in accordance with the statement referred to in sub-paragraph (a) (iii) and, if applicable, the matters referred to in sub-paragraph (a) (iv) .(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a particular PSI application where the Mayor has notified the local planning authority in writing that he does not wish to be consulted pursuant to this article in relation to that application.(3) The local planning authority must, at the time that it gives notice to an applicant of a determination on an application, send to the Mayor a copy of that notice.contrary to the spatial development strategy or prejudicial to its implementation; orotherwise contrary to good strategic planning in Greater London,the principal purposes of the Greater London Authority;the health of persons in Greater London;the achievement of sustainable development in the United Kingdom;national policies and such international obligations as the Secretary of State may notify to the Mayor for the purposes of section 41(5) (a) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 the spatial development strategy and any guidance issued by the Secretary of State so far as it relates to Greater London;any F11regional strategy relating to areas which adjoin Greater London;the desirability of promoting and encouraging the use of the River Thames safely, in particular for the provision of passenger transport services and for the transportation of freight;the national waste management plan within the meaning of the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 and prepared by the Secretary of State;the objectives of preventing major accidents and limiting the consequences of such accidents for human health and the environment;to maintain appropriate safety distances between establishments and residential areas, buildings and areas of public use, recreational areas, and, as far as possible, major transport routes;to protect areas of particular natural sensitivity or interest in the vicinity of establishments, where appropriate through appropriate safety distances or other relevant measures; andin the case of existing establishments, to take additional technical measures, in accordance with F16regulation 5 of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015, so as not to increase the risks to human health and the environment.(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(4) Any direction given under paragraph (1) must set out the Mayor's reasons for that direction.(5) At any time before the local planning authority have determined the application the Mayor may by a further direction cancel a direction given under paragraph (1) .
- “the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990;
- “the Use Classes Order” means the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 ;
- “the GDPO” means the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 ;
- “a PSI application” means an application of potential strategic importance as defined in the Schedule; and
- “Mayor” means the Mayor of London.
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