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Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 6 December 2012        

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Growth And Infrastructure Bill, continued

 
 

Planning Act 2008 examination fees

 

Bob Blackman

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  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.’.

 


 

Removing the housing borrowing cap

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Ian Murray

 

Withdrawn  NC10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.


 
 

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(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

 

Withdrawn  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.

 

(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.”.’.

 



 
 

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Growth And Infrastructure Bill, continued

 
 

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 pre-application case oversight

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Ian Murray

 

Not moved  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

 

Not moved  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

 

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.”.’.

 



 
 

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Growth And Infrastructure Bill, continued

 
 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Ian Murray

 

Not called  114

 

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

 

to hold debt in relation to housing;’.

 

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

 


 
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