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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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| | | “(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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