The Greater London Authority Act received Royal Assent on 23 October, 2007, and came into force on the 6 April, 2008. It significantly increases the Mayor’s powers, giving him the power to determine planning applications of ‘potential strategic importance’ in London.
In theory, developers may now find that it will be the Mayor of London determining their major application rather than the local planning authority. However, since the election of Boris Johnson as London’s Mayor, there are already indications that Johnson intends to be less interventionist than his predecessor Ken Livingstone was in exercising his powers. Although Livingstone used his powers to direct a refusal on fewer than 4% of applications, he made frequent and widespread use of the threat of refusal to secure the London Plan’s objectives, in particular affordable housing.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
