Paragraph 3 Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008

The Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008 M1 is amended as follows.

In article 6 (Mayor's power to direct refusal of a PSI application) for paragraphs (2)(h) and (2)(i), substitute—

“(h)

the objectives of preventing major accidents and limiting the consequences of such accidents for human health and the environment;

(i)

the need, in the long term—

(i)

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;

(ii)

to protect areas of particular natural sensitivity or interest in the vicinity of establishments, where appropriate through appropriate safety distances or other relevant measures; and

(iii)

in the case of existing establishments, to take additional technical measures, in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, so as not to increase the risks to human health and the environment.”

In paragraph (3), for “Council Directive 96/82/EC” substitute “ Directive 2012/18/EU ”.