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UK Law Reference
All sections of Housing and Planning Act 2016
2016 c. 22, s.147

Section 147 — Default powers exercisable by Mayor of London or combined authority

This version in force from 2016-10-01

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) After section 27 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 insert—Default powers exercisable by Mayor of London or combined authority27ASchedule A1 (default powers exercisable by Mayor of London or combined authority) has effect.

(2) Before Schedule 1 to that Act insert, as Schedule A1, the Schedule set out in Schedule 11 to this Act.

(3) In section 17 of that Act (local development documents), at the end of subsection (8) insert— (c) is approved by the Mayor of London under paragraph 2 of Schedule A1; (d) is approved by a combined authority under paragraph 6 of that Schedule.