| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2000/1491 |
These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (London Spatial Development Strategy) Regulations 2000, and shall come into force on 3rd July 2000.(1) In these Regulations—(2) These Regulations apply in relation to proposals to alter or replace the spatial development strategy as they apply in relation to a proposed spatial development strategy.The title of the spatial development strategy shall include the words “spatial development strategy".(1) The spatial development strategy shall contain a reasoned justification of the Mayor’s strategy for spatial development in Greater London.(2) Those parts of the spatial development strategy which comprise the Mayor’s strategy for spatial development in Greater London and those parts which comprise the reasoned justification required by paragraph (1) shall be clearly identified in the spatial development strategy.(3) Where there is conflict between the written statement in the spatial development strategy formulating the Mayor’s strategy for spatial development in Greater London and any other part of the spatial development strategy, the provisions of that statement prevail.(1) The spatial development strategy shall contain a diagram, called the key diagram, illustrating the Mayor’s strategy for spatial development in Greater London.(2) The spatial development strategy may also contain a diagram, called an inset diagram, drawn to a larger scale than the key diagram, and illustrating the application of the Mayor’s general policies to part of the area covered by the spatial development strategy.(3) Where an inset diagram is included in the spatial development strategy, the area covered by the inset diagram shall be identified on the key diagram and the application of the general policies to that area shall be illustrated on that inset diagram only.(4) No key diagram or inset diagram contained in the spatial development strategy shall be on a map base.(5) The title of the spatial development strategy shall be set out on the key diagram and on any inset diagram contained in the spatial development strategy and the key diagram and any inset diagram shall include an explanation of any symbol or notation used in the diagram.the national waste management plan within the meaning of the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011;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;in the case of existing establishments, to take additional technical measures, in accordance with F9regulation 5 of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015, so as not to increase the risks to human health and the environment.(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(3) The reasoned justification required by regulation 4(1) shall contain a statement of the regard the Mayor has had in formulating the strategy for spatial development in Greater London to the matters specified in sections 41 and 342(1) (a) of the GLA Act and in paragraph (1) .the principal office of the Greater London Authority, andsuch other places within Greater London as the Mayor considers appropriate.(2) The proposed spatial development strategy shall be accompanied by an appraisal (referred to in these Regulations as a “sustainability appraisal") of how it contributes towards the achievement of sustainable development.(3) The local planning authority for each London borough shall make available for inspection at its principal office and during such period as is specified in the advertisement published pursuant to paragraph (4) a copy of the proposed spatial development strategy and of the sustainability appraisal; and the Mayor shall give to each authority such notice and such documents as they require in order to comply with this paragraph.(4) The Mayor shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after he makes copies of the proposed spatial development strategy and of the sustainability appraisal available for inspection pursuant to section 335(2) (b) , give notice by advertisement in Form 1.
