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| | | (b) | whether or not a direction has been given pursuant to paragraph |
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| | | (a), direct that the applicant shall comply with the provision in |
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| | | Planning Act 2008 examination fees |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Planning Act 2008 is amended as follows: |
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| | | (2) | In section 4 (fees), after subsection (3) insert— |
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| | | “(3A) | The regulations may only require the payment of fees in relation to the |
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| | | examination of an application with reference to those days during the |
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| | | examination period when the application was actually examined by the |
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| | | Report on performance of Valuation Office Agency in relation to non-domestic rating |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | Prior to the compilation of a rating list, the Secretary of State must prepare and |
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| | | publish a report describing the performance of the Valuation Office Agency |
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| | | (VOA) within the reporting period in relation to non-domestic rating. |
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| | | (2) | The report must set out any recommendation that the Secretary of State believes |
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| | | the VOA should implement to improve its performance in light of the number of |
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| | | outstanding appeals regarding business rates. |
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| | | (3) | The Secretary of State must lay a copy of the report before Parliament. |
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| | | (4) | In this section “reporting period” means the period of 12 months beginning with |
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| | | 1 April prior to the date on which a rating list is to be compiled.’. |
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| | | Removing the housing borrowing cap |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Localism Act 2011 is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | For section 171 substitute— |
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| | | “171 | Amount of housing debt |
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| | | (1) | A local authority shall determine and keep under review the amount of |
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| | | housing debt held by that authority. |
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| | | (2) | A determination under this section must have regard to the duty to |
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| | | determine an affordable borrowing limit under section 3 of the Local |
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| | | Government Act 2003 (duty to determine affordable borrowing limit). |
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| | | (3) | A determination under this section must have regard to any guidance |
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| | | issued or approved by the Secretary of State. |
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| | | (4) | A local housing authority may not hold debt in contravention of a |
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| | | determination under this section. |
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| | | (5) | In this section “housing debt”, in relation to a local housing authority, |
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| | | (a) | which is held by the authority in connection with the exercise of |
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| | | its functions relating to housing and other property within its |
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| | | Housing Revenue Account, and |
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| | | (b) | interest and other charges in respect of which are required to be |
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| | | carried to the debit of that account.”.’. |
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| | | Local powers to establish permitted development rights |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | Section 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (planning permission |
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| | | required for development) is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | In subsection (3), after second “order”, insert “issued by the local planning |
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| | | (3) | After subsection (3) insert— |
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| | | “(3A) | Where a local planning authority propose to make an order under this |
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| | | section they shall first prepare— |
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| | | (a) | a draft of the order; and |
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| | | (b) | a statement of their reasons for making the order. |
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| | | (3B) | The statement of reasons shall contain— |
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| | | (a) | a description of the development which the order would permit; |
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| | | (b) | a plan or statement identifying the land to which the order would |
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| | | (3C) | Where a local planning authority has prepared a draft local development |
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| | | order, they shall consult, in accordance with regulations, persons whose |
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| | | interests they consider would be affected by the order.”.’. |
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| | | Town and Country Planning Act 1990 pre-application case oversight |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘Section 74 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (Directions etc. as to |
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| | | method of dealing with applications) is amended by the addition of the following |
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| | | paragraph at the end of subsection (1). |
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| | | “(g) | for requiring the local planning authority, in relation to a |
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| | | proposed application for planning permission for development |
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| | | of a type prescribed by the order, to oversee (including by the |
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| | | giving of advice and opinions) the preparations and consultation |
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| | | being made and carried out by the applicant in relation to the |
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| | | proposed application, requiring the applicant and any other |
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| | | person specified by the order to participate in the oversight |
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| | | arrangements made by the local planning authority, including by |
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| | | attendance at pre-application hearings conducted by or on behalf |
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| | | of the authority, and requiring the payment of fees by the |
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| | | applicant for the oversight arrangements.”.’. |
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| | | Pre-application stage of major infrastructure regime |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘Section 51 of the Planning Act 2008 (Advice for potential applicants and others) |
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| | | is amended by the addition at the end of the following subsection— |
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| | | “(5) | Regulations under subsection (3) may also make provision for the |
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| | | oversight (including the giving of advice and opinions) by a person |
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| | | appointed by the Secretary of State of the preparations being made by an |
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| | | applicant in relation to a proposed application and the applicant’s |
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| | | compliance with the provisions of this Part and those having effect under |
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| | | 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 |
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| | | appointed by the Secretary of State, including by attendance at case |
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| | | management conferences, and the payment of fees by the applicant.”.’. |
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| | Title, line 3, after ‘land;’, insert ‘to make provision about the powers of local authorities |
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| | to hold debt in relation to housing;’. |
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| | | Order of the House [5 November 2012] |
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| | | That the following provisions shall apply to the Growth and Infrastructure Bill— |
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| | | 1. | The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee. |
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| | | Proceedings in Public Bill Committee |
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| | | 2. | Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously |
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| | | concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 6 December 2012. |
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| | | 3. | The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on |
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| | | Consideration and Third Reading |
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| | | 4. | Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | | brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the |
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| | | day on which those proceedings are commenced. |
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| | | 5. | Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | | brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. |
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| | | 6. | Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to |
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| | | proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading. |
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| | | 7. | Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on |
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| | | consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the |
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| | | Lords) may be programmed. |
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| | | Order of the Committee [13 November 2012] |
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| | | (1) | the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 8.55 am on Tuesday 13 |
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| | | (a) | at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 13 November; |
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| | | (b) | at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 20 November; |
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| | | (c) | at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 22 November; |
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| | | (d) | at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 27 November; |
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| | | (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; |
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| | | (g) | at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 6 December; |
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| | | (2) | the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following |
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| | | | | | | | | | | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; |
| | | | | | | Department for Communities and Local |
| | | | | | | Government; Department for Energy and |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Local Government Association; Association of |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Institute of Directors; Confederation of British |
| | | | | | | Industry; British Chamber of Commerce |
| | | | | | | Country Land and Business Association; British |
| | | | | | | Property Federation; British Council of |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Chartered Institute of Housing; Home Builders |
| | | | | | | Federation; National Housing Federation |
| | | | | | | Royal Institute of British Architects; Shelter |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Adrian Penfold (author of the Penfold Review of |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Royal Town Planning Institute; Town and |
| | | | | | | Country Planning Association; Planning Officers |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | National Infrastructure Planning Association; |
| | | | | | | Energy UK; Broadband Stakeholder Group |
| | | | | | | Taylor Wessing LLP; Working Families; Trades |
| | | | | | | Union Congress; Chartered Institute of |
| | | | | | | Personnel and Development |
| | | | | | | English National Park Authorities Association; |
| | | | | | | Campaign to Protect Rural England; RSPB; |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | National Trust; Friends of the Earth; Campaign |
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| | | (3) | Proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the |
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| | | following order: Clause 1; Schedule 1; Clauses 2 to 5; Schedule 2; Clauses 6 |
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| | | to 8; Schedule 3; Clauses 9 to 13; Schedule 4; Clauses 14 to 28; new Clauses; |
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| | | new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill; |
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