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(a)    

have been classified as surplus;

 

(b)    

do not compromise land forming part of a common, open space or fuel or

 

field garden allotment;

 

(c)    

do not extinguish any public right of way;

 

(d)    

are subject to transparent reporting of all aspects of the transaction to the

 

Land Registry; and

 

(e)    

shall be subject to a test of viability that is underpinned by guidance and

 

an open book approach.”

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Clause  27,  page  27,  line  9,  at end insert—

 

““Common”, “open space” and “fuel and field allotment” have the same

 

meaning as in section 19 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981”

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Clause  27,  page  26,  line  41,  at end insert—

 

“(2A)    

Regulations under subsection (2) must specify a New Tax Development

 

Corporation, subject to the objectives set out in section [Place making objectives

 

for New Town Development Corporation].”

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

NC13

 

To move the following Clause

 

         

“Place making objectives for new town development corporations

 

In Part 1 of the 1981 New Towns Act delete section 4 (1) and insert—

 

“(1)    

The objects of a development corporation established for the purpose of a new

 

town shall be to secure the physical laying out of infrastructure and the long-term

 

sustainable development of the new town.

 

(1A)    

Under this Act sustainable development means managing the use, development

 

and protection of land and natural resources in a way which enables people and

 

communities to provide for their legitimate social, economic and cultural

 

wellbeing, while sustaining the potential for future generations to meet their own

 

needs.

 

(1B)    

In achieving sustainable development, development corporations should—

 

(a)    

positively identify suitable land for development in line with the

 

economic, social and environmental objectives so as to improve the

 

quality of life, wellbeing and health of people and the community;

 

(b)    

contribute to the sustainable economic development of the town;

 

(c)    

contribute to the vibrant cultural and artistic development of the town;

 

(d)    

protect and enhance the natural and historic environment;

 

(e)    

contribute to mitigation and adaptation to climate change in line with the

 

objectives of the Climate Change Act 2008;

 

(f)    

positively promote high quality and inclusive design for the maximum

 

number of people including disabled people;

 

(g)    

ensure that decision-making is open, transparent, participative and

 

accountable; and

 

(h)    

ensure that assets are managed for long-term interest of the community.

 

(1C)    

In this Part “infrastructure” includes—


 
 

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(a)    

water, electricity, gas, telecommunications, sewerage or other services;

 

(b)    

roads, railways or other transport facilities;

 

(c)    

retail or other business facilities;

 

(d)    

health, educational, employment or training facilities;

 

(e)    

social, religious, recreational or cultural facilities;

 

(f)    

green infrastructure and ecosystems;

 

(g)    

cremation or burial facilities; and

 

(h)    

community facilities not falling within paragraphs (a) to (f); and

 

    

“land” includes housing or other buildings (and see also the definition in

 

Schedule 10 to the Interpretation Act 1978), and references to housing include

 

(where the context permits) any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances

 

belonging to, or usually enjoyed with, the building or part of building

 

concerned.””

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Clause  29,  page  33,  line  37,  at end insert—

 

“(3)    

This section shall not come into force until the Secretary of State has laid an

 

independent report before both Houses of Parliament on the effects of the

 

transferral of responsibility for local land charges to the Land Registry, and the

 

report shall include—

 

(a)    

an implementation plan;

 

(b)    

an assessment of the impact it will have on local authorities;

 

(c)    

an assessment of the impact it will have on businesses; and

 

(d)    

an assessment of the impact it will have on home buyers and sellers.”

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Clause  32,  page  34,  line  23,  at end insert “and shall relate to buildings or

 

developments of any size”

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Clause  32,  page  34,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

“(e)    

carbon abatement offsite must only be considered exceptionally and

 

where homes on site already conform to the code for sustainable homes.”

 


 
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