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| Amendments tabled since the last publication: 1-23, NC1-NC2 |
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| Neighbourhood Planning Bill
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| | This document includes all amendments tabled to date and includes any |
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| | withdrawn amendments at the end. The amendments have been arranged in |
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| | accordance with the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee. |
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| | Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee |
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| | The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill |
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| | agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Monday 17 October (Standing Order |
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| | (1) | the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 9.25 am on Tuesday 18 |
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| | (a) | at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 18 October; |
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| | (b) | at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 20 October; |
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| | (c) | at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 25 October; |
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| | (d) | at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 27 October; |
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| | (e) | at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 1 November; |
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| | (2) | the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following |
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| | (3) | proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the |
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| | following order: Clauses 1 to 3; Schedule 1; Clauses 4 to 7; Schedule 2; |
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| | Clauses 8 to 36; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the |
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| | (4) | the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a |
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| | conclusion at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 1 November. |
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| | Gavin Barwell has given notice of his intention to move a motion in the terms of the |
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| | Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Standing Order No. 83C]. |
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| | That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the |
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| | Committee shall be reported to the House for publication. |
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| | That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the |
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| | Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted. |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 11, at end insert “and insofar as it is consistent with the |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment ensures that neighbourhood plans are not considered if they are inconsistent with |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 11, at end insert “and insofar as it is consistent with the |
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| National Planning Policy Framework.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment ensures that neighbourhood plans are not considered if they are incompatible |
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| | with the National Planning Policy Framework. |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 22, at end insert— |
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| | “(c) | if it has been examined by an independent examiner who is registered |
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| | with the Royal Town Planning Institute.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment ensures that the examination of a neighbourhood plan is conducted by an RTPI |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 2, page 2, line 16, at the end insert— |
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| | “(3A) | To support Neighbourhood Plans, the Secretary of State should set out the weight |
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| | that should be given to approved development plans at key stages in the planning |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment gives weight to Neighbourhood Plans at key stages along the process and not just |
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| | at the post- referendum stage. |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 3, page 2, line 25, at end insert “after consultation with the local area |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment ensures that any changes to a neighbourhood development order or plan are first |
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| | subject to consultation with the local area involved. |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 4, page 4, line 3, at end insert “providing the subsequent area is not smaller |
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| than a parish or town council area or local authority ward.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment ensures that the size of a neighbourhood area is not smaller than a parish or town |
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| | council area or local authority ward. |
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| Clause 4, page 4, line 11, at end insert— |
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| | “(6E) | Modifications made to a neighbourhood area must be subject to consultation with |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment ensures that neighbourhood areas are only changed after the consultation with |
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| | local community and that changes are driven by what the community wants. |
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| Clause 5, page 4, line 40, leave out “as follows” and insert “in accordance with |
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| Clause 5, page 5, line 6, at end insert— |
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| | “(2BA) | Such statements of community involvement must include a right for members of |
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| | the community to be heard.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment would give local people and communities a statutory right to be heard. |
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| Clause 5, page 5, line 6, at end insert— |
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| | “(2BA) | Such statements of community involvement shall include measures to enable |
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| | local parish councils to be set up in a streamlined and speedy manner.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment would make it easier for new parish and town councils to be formed. |
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| Clause 5, page 5, line 9, at end insert— |
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| | “(c) | reasonable payments made by local authorities for the purpose set out in |
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| | paragraph (a) and (b) shall be recovered from the Secretary of State’s |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment allows for the full recovery of costs of assisting with the development of a |
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| | neighbourhood plan to be recovered to the local authority. |
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| Clause 5, page 5, line 19, after subsection (3) insert— |
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| | “(4) | Section 120 of the Localism Act 2011 (Financial assistance in relation to |
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| | neighbourhood planning) is amended as follows— |
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| | (a) | at the end of subsection (2)(a) leave out “, and” and insert “subject to the |
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| | condition that such assistance is prioritised for bodies or persons in |
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| | deprived communities, and”, |
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| | (b) | after subsection (3)(b), insert— |
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| | “(ba) | a deprived community is defined as being any area |
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| | which is among the 20 per cent most deprived Lower |
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| | Layer Super Output Areas according to the most |
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| | recently published English Indices of Deprivation, |
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| | (bb) | prioritised financial assistance is defined to mean that no |
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| | less than 50 per cent of the total value of the financial |
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| | assistance provided under this section is provided to |
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| Clause 5, page 5, line 19, at the end insert— |
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| | “(4) | To support Neighbourhood Plans, all councils should have a Local Development |
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| | Plan in place by December 2017.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment ensures that Local Plans are in place so Neighbourhood Plans can be made in |
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| | line with the strategic aims of Local Plans. |
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| Clause 6, page 5, line 27, at end insert “in cases where the local authorities’ |
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| statement of community involvement was regarded as inadequate.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment allows the Secretary of State only to require planning authorities to review their |
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| | statement of community involvement if they have failed to produce one. |
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| Clause 7, page 6, line 7, at end insert— |
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| | “(1A) | Regulations made under subsection (1) must make provisions for local planning |
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| | authorities to make exceptions to conditions relating to matters set out in |
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| | paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection (1).” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment would ensure that there is a local voice and judgement taking into account local |
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| | circumstances and impact. |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 7, page 6, line 12, leave out subsection (2)(a) |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment would ensure that “acceptable in planning terms” does not mean that conditions |
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| | can be overlooked because they are unacceptable for other reasons. |
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| Clause 7, page 6, line 18, at end insert— |
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| | “including in terms of sustainable development and public interest.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment would ensure that there is a sustainable development test in conditions and that |
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| | they are acceptable to local people. |
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| Clause 7, page 6, line 20, at end insert “which must include consultation with local |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment would ensure that local authorities are consulted on the draft regulations. |
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| Clause 7, page 6, line 20, at end insert— |
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| | “(1A) | Regulations made under subsection (1) must make provision for an appeal |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment would ensure that provision is made for an appeals process. |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 7, page 6, line 23, leave out subsection (5) |
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| | This amendment would ensure that local authorities are still able to make necessary pre- |
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| | commencement conditions on developers. |
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| Clause 7, page 6, line 24, at end insert— |
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| | “where agreement cannot be reached a mediation system should be |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment would allow for there to be a mechanism to resolve disputes. |
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