English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026
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Schedule 16 Amendments relating to changes to mayoral planning powers
Section 34 5 In section 106 (planning obligations)— (a) in subsection (1)(d), after “Authority” insert “or, as the case may be, the mayoral combined authority or mayoral combined county authority”; (b) in subsection (9)(d), after “London” insert “or, as the case may be, the mayor of a specified mayoral combined authority or specified mayoral combined county authority”; (c) in subsection (10), after “London” insert “or, as the case may be, the mayor of a specified mayoral combined authority or specified mayoral combined county authority”; (d) in subsection (12)(b), for “or the Mayor of London” substitute “, the Mayor of London or the mayor of a combined authority or combined county authority”. 6 In section 106A (modification and discharge of planning obligations)— (a) in subsection (11)(a), after “London” insert “or the mayor of a combined authority or combined county authority”; (b) in subsection (12), after “London” insert “or the mayor of a combined authority or combined county authority”. 9 In section 303 (fees for planning applications etc)— (a) in subsection (1ZA)(a), after “London” insert “or the mayor of a combined authority or combined county authority”; (b) in subsection (10A), as inserted by paragraph 19(3) of Schedule 4 to the Infrastructure Act 2015— (i) after “London”, in the first place it occurs, insert “, the mayor of a combined authority or combined county authority,”; (ii) after “Mayor of London”, in the second place it occurs, insert “, the mayor,”. Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 14 In section 2A of the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (duty to grant planning permission etc)— (a) in subsection (6)(b)(ii), for “or the Mayor of London” substitute “, the Mayor of London or the mayor of a mayoral combined authority or mayoral combined county authority”; (b) after subsection (9) insert— (10) In this section— “combined authority” means a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009; “combined county authority” means a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023; “mayoral combined authority” means a combined authority for an area for which provision is made in an order under section 107A of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 for there to be a mayor; “mayoral combined county authority” means a combined county authority for an area for which provision is made in regulations under section 27(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 for there to be a mayor. Housing and Planning Act 2016 15 In section 162 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (regulations under section 161: general)— (a) in subsection (5), after “London” insert “, a mayor of a mayoral combined authorities or a mayoral combined county authority”; (b) after subsection (5) insert— (6) In this section, “mayoral combined authority” and “mayoral combined county authority” have the same meaning as in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (see section 336 of that Act).
Schedule 16 Amendments relating to changes to mayoral planning powers
Section 34 5 In section 106 (planning obligations)— (a) in subsection (1)(d), after “Authority” insert “or, as the case may be, the mayoral combined authority or mayoral combined county authority”; (b) in subsection (9)(d), after “London” insert “or, as the case may be, the mayor of a specified mayoral combined authority or specified mayoral combined county authority”; (c) in subsection (10), after “London” insert “or, as the case may be, the mayor of a specified mayoral combined authority or specified mayoral combined county authority”; (d) in subsection (12)(b), for “or the Mayor of London” substitute “, the Mayor of London or the mayor of a combined authority or combined county authority”. 6 In section 106A (modification and discharge of planning obligations)— (a) in subsection (11)(a), after “London” insert “or the mayor of a combined authority or combined county authority”; (b) in subsection (12), after “London” insert “or the mayor of a combined authority or combined county authority”. 9 In section 303 (fees for planning applications etc)— (a) in subsection (1ZA)(a), after “London” insert “or the mayor of a combined authority or combined county authority”; (b) in subsection (10A), as inserted by paragraph 19(3) of Schedule 4 to the Infrastructure Act 2015— (i) after “London”, in the first place it occurs, insert “, the mayor of a combined authority or combined county authority,”; (ii) after “Mayor of London”, in the second place it occurs, insert “, the mayor,”. Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 14 In section 2A of the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (duty to grant planning permission etc)— (a) in subsection (6)(b)(ii), for “or the Mayor of London” substitute “, the Mayor of London or the mayor of a mayoral combined authority or mayoral combined county authority”; (b) after subsection (9) insert— (10) In this section— “combined authority” means a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009; “combined county authority” means a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023; “mayoral combined authority” means a combined authority for an area for which provision is made in an order under section 107A of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 for there to be a mayor; “mayoral combined county authority” means a combined county authority for an area for which provision is made in regulations under section 27(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 for there to be a mayor. Housing and Planning Act 2016 15 In section 162 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (regulations under section 161: general)— (a) in subsection (5), after “London” insert “, a mayor of a mayoral combined authorities or a mayoral combined county authority”; (b) after subsection (5) insert— (6) In this section, “mayoral combined authority” and “mayoral combined county authority” have the same meaning as in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (see section 336 of that Act).
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