Consultation with the Mayor of London before entering land in Part 2
11.—(1) Where the council of a London borough (“the local planning authority”) propose to enter land in Part 2 and residential development of the land would, in their opinion, fall within the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008(1) (potential strategic importance applications and categories of development), the local planning authority must consult the Mayor of London.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply where—
(a)the Mayor has advised the local planning authority that the Mayor does not wish to be consulted about proposed entries in Part 2 of land situated within a particular area, and the land in question falls within that area, or
(b)the land falls within article 3 of that Order (land excluded from the application of section 2A of the TCPA 1990(2)).
Section 2A was inserted into the 1990 Act by section 31 of the Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c.8). It gives the Mayor of London power to direct that applications for planning permission of potential strategic importance must be determined by the Mayor in place of the local planning authority.