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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-15/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/15/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 61DA (mayoral development orders)—\n(a) in subsection (1), for “The Mayor of London” substitute “A relevant mayor”;\n(b) after subsection (1) insert—\n“(1A) For the purposes of this section and sections 61DB to 61DE a “relevant mayor” is—\n(a) the Mayor of London,\n(b) the mayor of a mayoral combined authority, or\n(c) the mayor of a mayoral combined county authority.”;\n(c) In subsection (2), for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—\n“(a) if the relevant mayor is the Mayor of London—\n(i) the area of a local planning authority in Greater London, or\n(ii) the areas of two or more local planning authorities in Greater London;\n(b) if the relevant mayor is the mayor of a mayoral combined authority, the area of that authority;\n(c) if the relevant mayor is the mayor of a mayoral combined county authority, the area of that authority.”\n(3) In section 61DB (permission granted by mayoral development order)—\n(a) in subsection (3) for “Mayor of London” substitute “the mayor who made the order”;\n(b) omit subsections (6) and (7);\n(c) in subsection (8)—\n(i) in paragraph (a), for “the Mayor of London” substitute “a relevant mayor”;\n(ii) in the closing words, for “Mayor” substitute “relevant mayor”;\n(d) in subsection (9)—\n(i) the words from “a site” to the end become paragraph (a);\n(ii) after that paragraph insert—\n“, and\n(b) the authority has the function of determining applications for planning permission in relation to that area.”\n(4) In section 61DC (preparation and making of mayoral development order)—\n(a) omit subsection (3);\n(b) omit subsection (4);\n(c) omit subsection (5);\n(d) in subsection (6)—\n(i) for “the Mayor of London” substitute “a relevant mayor”;\n(ii) for “Mayor”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “mayor”.\n(5) In section 61DD (revision or revocation of mayoral development order)—\n(a) in subsection (1)—\n(i) for “The Mayor of London” substitute “A relevant mayor”;\n(ii) omit “with the approval of each relevant local planning authority”;\n(b) in subsection (2)—\n(i) for “The Mayor of London” substitute “A relevant mayor”;\n(ii) for “Mayor”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “relevant mayor”;\n(iii) leave out from “(and” to “circumstances)”.\n(6) In section 61DE (effect of revision or revocation on incomplete development)—\n(a) in subsection (4)—\n(i) for “the Mayor of London” substitute “a relevant mayor”;\n(ii) for “Mayor”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “mayor”;\n(b) in subsection (5), for “the Mayor of London” substitute “the relevant mayor”.\n(7) In section 74 (directions etc as to method of dealing with applications)—\n(a) in subsection (1B)—\n(i) after paragraph (a) insert—\n“(aa) for enabling the mayor of a relevant authority in prescribed circumstances, and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, to direct the local planning authority for an area which falls within the area of the authority—\n(i) to consult with the mayor before granting or refusing an application for planning permission, or permission in principle, that is an application of a prescribed description, or\n(ii) to refuse an application for planning permission, or permission in principle, of a prescribed description in any particular case;”;\n(ii) in paragraph (b), for “such direction” substitute “direction under paragraph (a) or (aa)”;\n(iii) in paragraph (c), after “(a)(ii)” insert “or (aa)(ii)”;\n(b) in subsection (1BA), in paragraph (b), for “or the Mayor of London” substitute “, the Mayor of London or the mayor of a relevant authority”;\n(c) in subsection (1BB), for “the spatial development strategy” substitute “a spatial development strategy”;\n(d) after subsection (1C) insert—\n“(1D) In determining whether to exercise any power under subsection (1B) to direct a local planning authority to refuse an application, the mayor of a relevant authority shall have regard to—\n(a) the development plan,\n(b) any national development management policies, and\n(c) the spatial development strategy relating to the area of the relevant authority as prepared and adopted under Part 1A of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004,\nso far as material to the application.”\n(e) after subsection (2) insert—\n“(3) In this section, “relevant authority” means a mayoral combined authority or a mayoral combined county authority.”\n(8) In section 336 (interpretation)—\n(a) in the appropriate place, insert each of the following definitions—\n“““combined authority” means a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;”;\n“““combined county authority” means a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;”;\n“““mayoral combined authority” means a combined authority for an area for which provision is made in an order under section 107A of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 for there to be a mayor;”;\n“““mayoral combined county authority” means a combined county authority for an area for which provision is made in regulations under section 27(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 for there to be a mayor;”;\n(b) for the definition of “spatial development strategy” substitute\n“—\n(a) in relation to the Mayor of London, has the meaning given by section 334 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;\n(b) in relation to a combined authority or combined county authority, has the meaning given by section 12A of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004;”.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 15 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 108(6)"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/15/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:43:57.197615+00:00"
  },
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}