The Town and Country Planning (London Spatial Development Strategy) Regulations 2000

PART I FORM AND CONTENT OF THE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

Title of the spatial development strategy

3.  The title of the spatial development strategy shall include the words “spatial development strategy”.

Content of the spatial development strategy

4.—(1) The spatial development strategy shall contain a reasoned justification of the Mayor’s strategy for spatial development in Greater London.

(2) Those parts of the spatial development strategy which comprise the Mayor’s strategy for spatial development in Greater London and those parts which comprise the reasoned justification required by paragraph (1) shall be clearly identified in the spatial development strategy.

(3) Where there is conflict between the written statement in the spatial development strategy formulating the Mayor’s strategy for spatial development in Greater London and any other part of the spatial development strategy, the provisions of that statement prevail.

Diagrams in the spatial development strategy

5.—(1) The spatial development strategy shall contain a diagram, called the key diagram, illustrating the Mayor’s strategy for spatial development in Greater London.

(2) The spatial development strategy may also contain a diagram, called an inset diagram, drawn to a larger scale than the key diagram, and illustrating the application of the Mayor’s general policies to part of the area covered by the spatial development strategy.

(3) Where an inset diagram is included in the spatial development strategy, the area covered by the inset diagram shall be identified on the key diagram and the application of the general policies to that area shall be illustrated on that inset diagram only.

(4) No key diagram or inset diagram contained in the spatial development strategy shall be on a map base.

(5) The title of the spatial development strategy shall be set out on the key diagram and on any inset diagram contained in the spatial development strategy and the key diagram and any inset diagram shall include an explanation of any symbol or notation used in the diagram.

Regard to be had to certain matters and statement of regard

6.—(1) In formulating the strategy for spatial development in Greater London the Mayor shall, in addition to the matters specified in sections 41 and 342(1)(a) of the GLA Act, have regard to—

(a) any statement which contains the Secretary of State’s policies in relation to the recovery and disposal of waste in England and which is made under section 44A (National Waste Strategy: England and Wales) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(1);

(b) the objectives of preventing major accidents and limiting the consequences of such accidents; and

(c) the need—

(i) in the long term, to maintain appropriate distances between establishments and residential areas, areas of public use and areas of particular natural sensitivity or interest, and

(ii) in the case of existing establishments, for additional technical measures in accordance with Article 5 of Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances(2) so as not to increase the risks to people.

(2) Expressions appearing both in paragraph (1) and in Council Directive 96/82/EC have the same meaning as in that Directive.

(3) The reasoned justification required by regulation 4(1) shall contain a statement of the regard the Mayor has had in formulating the strategy for spatial development in Greater London to the matters specified in sections 41 and 342(1)(a) of the GLA Act and in paragraph (1).

(1)

c.43. Section 44A was inserted by section 92 of the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25).

(2)

O.J. No. L10, 14.1.1997, p. 13.