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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the determination of strategic planning applications in London following the coming into force of Part VIII of the Greater London Authority Act 1999.

Articles 1 and 2 provide for preliminary matters, including citation, commencement and application (article 1) and interpretation (article 2).

Article 3 requires the notification of applications of potential strategic importance to the Mayor of London. Applications of potential strategic importance are defined in article 2(1) and the Schedule to the Order.

The procedure for the determination of applications of potential strategic importance is specified in article 4 and article 5 enables the Mayor to direct refusal of permission in specified circumstances and subject to specified conditions.

A regulatory impact assessment has been prepared and copies can be obtained from the Planning Division, Government Office for London, Riverwalk House, 157-161 Millbank, London SW1P 4RR. A copy has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament.