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(b)    

whether or not a direction has been given pursuant to paragraph

 

(a), direct that the applicant shall comply with the provision in

 

question, or any part of it, at such later date as may be specified

 

in the direction.”.’.

 


 

Planning Act 2008 examination fees

 

Bob Blackman

 

NC8

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Planning Act 2008 is amended as follows:

 

(2)    

In section 4 (fees), after subsection (3) insert—

 

“(3A)    

The regulations may only require the payment of fees in relation to the

 

examination of an application with reference to those days during the

 

examination period when the application was actually examined by the

 

examining authority.”.’.

 


 

Report on performance of Valuation Office Agency in relation to non-domestic rating

 

Ian Murray

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

NC9

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Prior to the compilation of a rating list, the Secretary of State must prepare and

 

publish a report describing the performance of the Valuation Office Agency

 

(VOA) within the reporting period in relation to non-domestic rating.

 

(2)    

The report must set out any recommendation that the Secretary of State believes

 

the VOA should implement to improve its performance in light of the number of

 

outstanding appeals regarding business rates.

 

(3)    

The Secretary of State must lay a copy of the report before Parliament.

 

(4)    

In this section “reporting period” means the period of 12 months beginning with

 

1 April prior to the date on which a rating list is to be compiled.’.

 



 
 

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Removing the housing borrowing cap

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Ian Murray

 

NC10

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Localism Act 2011 is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

For section 171 substitute—

 

“171  

Amount of housing debt

 

(1)    

A local authority shall determine and keep under review the amount of

 

housing debt held by that authority.

 

(2)    

A determination under this section must have regard to the duty to

 

determine an affordable borrowing limit under section 3 of the Local

 

Government Act 2003 (duty to determine affordable borrowing limit).

 

(3)    

A determination under this section must have regard to any guidance

 

issued or approved by the Secretary of State.

 

(4)    

A local housing authority may not hold debt in contravention of a

 

determination under this section.

 

(5)    

In this section “housing debt”, in relation to a local housing authority,

 

means debt—

 

(a)    

which is held by the authority in connection with the exercise of

 

its functions relating to housing and other property within its

 

Housing Revenue Account, and

 

(b)    

interest and other charges in respect of which are required to be

 

carried to the debit of that account.”.’.

 


 

Local powers to establish permitted development rights

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Ian Murray

 

NC11

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Section 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (planning permission

 

required for development) is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In subsection (3), after second “order”, insert “issued by the local planning

 

authority”.

 

(3)    

After subsection (3) insert—

 

“(3A)    

Where a local planning authority propose to make an order under this

 

section they shall first prepare—

 

(a)    

a draft of the order; and

 

(b)    

a statement of their reasons for making the order.


 
 

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(3B)    

The statement of reasons shall contain—

 

(a)    

a description of the development which the order would permit;

 

and

 

(b)    

a plan or statement identifying the land to which the order would

 

relate.

 

(3C)    

Where a local planning authority has prepared a draft local development

 

order, they shall consult, in accordance with regulations, persons whose

 

interests they consider would be affected by the order.”.’.

 


 

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 pre-application case oversight

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Ian Murray

 

NC12

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Section 74 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (Directions etc. as to

 

method of dealing with applications) is amended by the addition of the following

 

paragraph at the end of subsection (1).

 

“(g)    

for requiring the local planning authority, in relation to a

 

proposed application for planning permission for development

 

of a type prescribed by the order, to oversee (including by the

 

giving of advice and opinions) the preparations and consultation

 

being made and carried out by the applicant in relation to the

 

proposed application, requiring the applicant and any other

 

person specified by the order to participate in the oversight

 

arrangements made by the local planning authority, including by

 

attendance at pre-application hearings conducted by or on behalf

 

of the authority, and requiring the payment of fees by the

 

applicant for the oversight arrangements.”.’.

 


 

Pre-application stage of major infrastructure regime

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Ian Murray

 

NC13

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Section 51 of the Planning Act 2008 (Advice for potential applicants and others)

 

is amended by the addition at the end of the following subsection—

 

“(5)    

Regulations under subsection (3) may also make provision for the

 

oversight (including the giving of advice and opinions) by a person

 

appointed by the Secretary of State of the preparations being made by an

 

applicant in relation to a proposed application and the applicant’s

 

compliance with the provisions of this Part and those having effect under

 

it, and in doing so the regulations may require the applicant and any other


 
 

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person to participate in the oversight arrangements made by the person

 

appointed by the Secretary of State, including by attendance at case

 

management conferences, and the payment of fees by the applicant.”.’.

 


 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Ian Murray

 

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Title,  line  3,  after ‘land;’, insert ‘to make provision about the powers of local authorities

 

to hold debt in relation to housing;’.

 

 

Order of the House [5 November 2012]

 

That the following provisions shall apply to the Growth and Infrastructure Bill—

 

Committal

 

1.    

The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

 

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

 

2.    

Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

 

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 6 December 2012.

 

3.    

The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

 

which it meets.

 

Consideration and Third Reading

 

4.    

Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

 

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

 

5.    

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

 

6.    

Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

 

proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

 

Other proceedings

 

7.    

Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

 

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

 

Lords) may be programmed.

 

 

Order of the Committee [13 November 2012]

 

That—

 

(1)  

the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 8.55 am on Tuesday 13

 

November) meet—

 

(a)  

at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 13 November;

 

(b)  

at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 20 November;

 

(c)  

at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 22 November;

 

(d)  

at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 27 November;

 

(e)  

at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 29 November;


 
 

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(f)  

at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 4 December;

 

(g)  

at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 6 December;

 

(2)  

the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

 

Table:

 

TABLE

 

Date

Time

Witness

 
 

Tuesday 13

Until no later

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills;

 
 

November

than 10.00 am

Department for Communities and Local

 
   

Government; Department for Energy and

 
   

Climate Change

 
 

Tuesday 13

Until no later

Local Government Association; Association of

 
 

November

than 10.30 am

Convenience Stores

 
 

Tuesday 13

Until no later

Institute of Directors; Confederation of British

 
 

November

than 11.25 am

Industry; British Chamber of Commerce

 
 

Tuesday 13

Until no later

Country Land and Business Association; British

 
 

November

than 3.00 pm

Property Federation; British Council of

 
   

Shopping Centres

 
 

Tuesday 13

Until no later

Chartered Institute of Housing; Home Builders

 
 

November

than 4.00 pm

Federation; National Housing Federation

 
 

Tuesday 13

Until no later

Royal Institute of British Architects; Shelter

 
 

November

than 5.00 pm

  
 

Tuesday 20

Until no later

Adrian Penfold (author of the Penfold Review of

 
 

November

than 9.30 am

non-planning consents)

 
 

Tuesday 20

Until no later

Royal Town Planning Institute; Town and

 
 

November

than 10.30 am

Country Planning Association; Planning Officers

 
   

Society

 
 

Tuesday 20

Until no later

National Infrastructure Planning Association;

 
 

November

than 11.25 am

Energy UK; Broadband Stakeholder Group

 
 

Tuesday 20

Until no later

Taylor Wessing LLP; Working Families; Trades

 
 

November

than 3.00 pm

Union Congress; Chartered Institute of

 
   

Personnel and Development

 
 

Tuesday 20

Until no later

English National Park Authorities Association;

 
 

November

than 4.00 pm

Campaign to Protect Rural England; RSPB;

 
   

RenewableUK

 
 

Tuesday 20

Until no later

National Trust; Friends of the Earth; Campaign

 
 

November

than 5.00 pm

for National Parks

 
 

(3)  

Proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

 

following order: Clause 1; Schedule 1; Clauses 2 to 5; Schedule 2; Clauses 6

 

to 8; Schedule 3; Clauses 9 to 13; Schedule 4; Clauses 14 to 28; new Clauses;

 

new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;


 
 

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(4)  

the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

 

conclusion at 5.00 pm on Thursday 6 December.

 


 
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