Direction to refuse applications pre-2016
The Mayor can direct the London boroughs to refuse planning applications in certain circumstances. This power to direct refusal was set out in article six of the Mayor of London Order (2008). The order provides details in which this power can be put in practice.
Below you can find details of the applications where the previous Mayor, Boris Johnson, used this power.
London City Airport
The Mayor directed Newham to refuse an application for London City Airport, Hartmann Road, E16 on 26 March 2015.
The following documents relating to this refusal are available:
100 Whitechapel Road
The Mayor directed Tower Hamlets to refuse an application for 100 Whitechapel Road on 18 February 2015.
The following documents relating to this refusal are available:
2 Pier Road, North Woolwich
The Mayor directed Newham to refuse an application for 2 Pier Road, North Woolwich on 29 October 2009.
The following documents relating to this refusal are available:
Queen’s Market, Upton Park
The Mayor directed Newham to refuse an application for Queen’s Market, Upton Park on 13 May 2009.
The following documents relating to this refusal are available:
Land Securities development site, Victoria
The Mayor directed Westminster to refuse an application for Land Securities development site, Victoria on 18 March 2009.
The following documents relating to this refusal are available:
The Mayor subsequently withdrew his direction of refusal for this application. You can download the following documents relating to this withdrawal:
Selborne House, Victoria
The Mayor directed Westminster to refuse an application for Selborne House, Victoria on 1 April 2009.
The following documents relating to this refusal are available:
The Mayor subsequently withdrew his direction of refusal for this application. You can download the following documents relating to this withdrawal:
1-7 Howick Place
The Mayor directed Westminster to refuse an application for 1-7 Howick Place on 7 January 2009.
The following documents relating to this refusal are available:
The Mayor subsequently withdrew his direction of refusal for this application. You can download the following documents relating to this withdrawal:
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