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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-14/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2026/23",
  "legislation_title": "English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026",
  "path": "schedule/14/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 2A (the Mayor of London: applications of potential strategic importance)—\n(a) in the heading, after “London” insert “, mayors of combined authorities and mayors of combined county authorities”;\n(b) in subsection (1), in the closing words, for “Mayor of London” substitute “relevant mayor”;\n(c) omit subsection (1A);\n(d) in subsection (1B)—\n(i) in the opening words, for “Mayor of London” substitute “relevant mayor”;\n(ii) in paragraph (b), for “Mayor of London” substitute “relevant mayor”;\n(e) in subsection (2) for “Mayor” substitute “relevant mayor”;\n(f) in subsection (3)(a)—\n(i) the words from “in Greater” to the end of that paragraph become sub-paragraph (i);\n(ii) after that sub-paragraph insert—\n“(ii) in an area of a mayoral combined authority, or\n(iii) in an area of a mayoral combined county authority,”;\n(g) in subsection (5), for “Mayor of London” substitute “relevant mayor”;\n(h) after subsection (5) insert—\n“(5A) For the purposes of this section and sections 2B to 2F the “relevant mayor”—\n(a) in relation to an application relating to land in Greater London, is the Mayor of London;\n(b) in relation to an application relating to land in the area of a mayoral combined authority, is the mayor for that combined authority;\n(c) in relation to an application relating to land in the area of a mayoral combined county authority, is the mayor for that combined county authority.”;\n(i) in subsection (6), for “the spatial development strategy” substitute “a spatial development strategy”.\n(3) In section 2B (section 2A: supplementary provision)—\n(a) in subsection (1), for “Mayor of London” substitute “relevant mayor”;\n(b) in subsection (2), for “Mayor of London’s” substitute “relevant mayor’s”;\n(c) in subsection (3), for “Mayor of London” substitute “relevant mayor”;\n(d) in subsection (4), for “Mayor of London” substitute “relevant mayor”;\n(e) in subsection (5), for “Mayor of London” substitute “relevant mayor”;\n(f) in subsection (6), omit paragraph (b).\n(4) In section 2C (matters reserved for subsequent approval)—\n(a) in subsection (1), for “Mayor of London” substitute “relevant mayor”;\n(b) in subsection (3), for “Mayor of London” substitute “relevant mayor”.\n(5) In section 2D (further provision about orders under section 2A)—\n(a) in subsection (2), for “Mayor of London” substitute “relevant mayor”;\n(b) in subsection (3), for “Mayor of London” substitute “relevant mayor”.\n(6) In section 2E (section 2A and planning obligations under section 106)—\n(a) in subsection (1), for “Mayor of London” substitute “relevant mayor”;\n(b) in subsection (2), for “Mayor of London” substitute “relevant mayor”;\n(c) in subsection (4), for “Mayor of London” substitute “relevant mayor”;\n(d) in subsection (5), in paragraph (a), for “Mayor of London” substitute “relevant mayor”.\n(7) In section 2F (representation hearings)—\n(a) for the heading substitute “Oral and written representations”;\n(b) after subsection (1) insert—\n“(1A) Before determining an application to which this section applies which also falls within subsection (1B), the relevant mayor must give—\n(a) the applicant, and\n(b) the local planning authority to whom the application was made,\nan opportunity to make either oral representations at a hearing (“a representation hearing”) or written representations on the application.\n(1B) The following applications fall within this subsection—\n(a) an application of a description specified in regulations;\n(b) an application made under section 73 or 73B;\n(c) an application which is a connected application for the purposes of section 2B in relation to an application under paragraph (a) or (b).”;\n(c) in subsection (2)—\n(i) for the opening words, substitute “Before determining any other application to which this section applies, the relevant mayor must give”;\n(ii) in the closing words, for “hearing (“a representation hearing”)” substitute “a representation hearing”;\n(d) after subsection (2) insert—\n“(2A) The relevant mayor must prepare and publish a document setting out—\n(a) the persons, in addition to the applicant and the local planning authority, who may make written representations;\n(b) the procedure for making written representations;\n(c) the form in which, and the period within which, written representations must be made.”;\n(e) in subsection (3), for “Mayor of London” substitute “relevant mayor”;\n(f) after subsection (4) insert—\n“(4A) A document under subsection (2A) and (3) may be combined in one document.”;\n(g) in subsection (5), in paragraph (b), for “Mayor of London” substitute “relevant mayor”.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 14 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 108(6)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/14/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:43:57.197615+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}