# The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026, Regulation 67: Interpretation of Part 6


In this Part—
“Mayoral general consultation bodies” means the following—
(a) voluntary bodies, some or all of whose activities benefit all or part of Greater London;
(b) bodies which represent the interests of persons in Greater London who share a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010;
(c) bodies which represent the interests of persons carrying on business in Greater London;
“Mayoral specific consultation bodies” means the following—
(a) Active Travel England;
(b) any person—
(i) to whom the electronic communications code applies as a result of a direction given under section 106 (3) (a) of the Communications Act 2003, and
(ii) who owns or controls electronic communications apparatus situated in Greater London;
(c) Canal & River Trust;
(d) the Civil Aviation Authority;
(e) the Coal Authority;
(f) a combined authority established under section 103 (1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 any part of whose area is in or adjoins Greater London;
(g) a combined county authority established under section 9 (1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 any part of whose area is in or adjoins Greater London;
(h) the English Sports Council;
(i) the Environment Agency;
(j) the Forestry Commission;
(k) a highway authority within the meaning of section 1 of the Highways Act 1980 any part of whose area is in or adjoins Greater London (including the Secretary of State, where the Secretary of State is the highways authority);
(l) the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England;
(m) the Homes and Communities Agency;
(n) if it exercises functions in Greater London—
(i) an integrated care board established under Chapter A3 of Part 2 of the National Health Service Act 2006,
(ii) a person to whom a licence has been granted under section 6 (1) (b) or (c) of the Electricity Act 1989,
(iii) a person to whom a licence has been granted under section 7 (2) of the Gas Act 1986,
(iv) a sewerage undertaker appointed under section 6 (1) of the Water Industry Act 1991, and
(v) a water undertaker appointed under section 6 (1) of the Water Industry Act 1991,
(o) an Integrated Transport Authority for an integrated transport area within the meaning in section 77(1) of the Local Transport Act 2008 which is in or adjoins Greater London;
(p) a local policing body any part of whose area is in or adjoins Greater London;
(q) the Marine Management Organisation;
(r) Natural England;
(s) a neighbourhood forum any part of whose area is in or adjoins Greater London;
(t) Network Rail Infrastructure Limited;
(u) the Office for Nuclear Regulation;
(v) the Office of Rail and Road;
(w) a parish council any part of whose area is in or adjoins Greater London;
(x) a planning authority any part of whose area adjoins Greater London;
(y) Transport for London;
(z) where the Mayor of London is not the responsible authority for a local nature recovery strategy that relates to all or part of Greater London, the responsible authority for the local nature recovery strategy appointed under section 105 (2) of the Environment Act 2021;
(z1) where the persons specified in regulation 70(4)(e) and (f) are not responsible for discharging education functions in their area, the local authority with responsibility for discharging education functions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/186/regulation/67 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-local-planning-england-regulations-2026/regulation-67
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