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| Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance
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| Amendments tabled since the last publication: 1 to 16 and NC3 |
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| Neighbourhood Planning Bill, As Amended
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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| | withdrawn amendments at the end.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 the |
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| | order in which they relate to the Bill. |
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| | To move the following Clause— |
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| | | “Guidance on clustering of betting offices and pay day loan shops |
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| | (1) | Before exercising his powers under section 36(1) the Secretary of State must |
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| | issue guidance to local authorities on the granting of planning for permission |
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| | change of use to betting offices and pay day loan shops. |
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| | (2) | This guidance must set out the manner in which policies in neighbourhood plans |
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| | and local plans about the number, density and impact of betting offices and pay |
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| | day loan shops shall be taken into account when determining applications for |
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| | change of use, to prevent a deleterious effect of the neighbourhood or local area.” |
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| | To move the following Clause— |
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| | | “Planning Applications: award of costs |
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| | (1) | Where a planning application for development meets the terms of subsection (2), |
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| | (a) | refused by a local authority, or |
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| | (b) | an appeal under section 78 of the TCPA 1990 which is dismissed, |
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| | | the planning authority may apply to the Secretary of State for an award of costs |
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| | to reimburse the expenses incurred by individuals who submitted objections to |
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| | the unsuccessful application or appeal. |
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| | (2) | A planning authority may only use this power if the following conditions are |
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| | (a) | the unsuccessful application or appeal concerned a new commercial or |
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| | residential development; and |
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| | (b) | the application or appeal was unsuccessful, at least in part, due to its |
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| | incompatibility with the relevant approved neighbourhood development |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| To move the following Clause— |
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| | | “Review of compulsory purchase |
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| | Before exercising his powers under section 35(1) the Secretary of State must |
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| | carry out a review of the entire compulsory purchase order process.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment ensures that there is clarity on appeal routes, pre-completion and pre-occupation |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 3, at end insert— |
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| | “(c) | it has been examined by an independent examiner who is registered with |
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| | 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 19, at end insert— |
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| | “(3C) | To support Neighbourhood Plans, the Secretary of State should set out the weight |
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| | that should be given to approved neighbourhood development plans at key stages |
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| | in the planning process.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment gives weight to the Neighbourhood Plans at key stages along the process and not |
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| | just at the post- referendum stage. |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 3, page 2, line 28, at end insert “after consultation with the local area |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment ensure 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 7, at end insert “providing that the subsequent area is not |
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| smaller 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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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 5, page 5, line 10, 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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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 5, page 5, line 11, 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 make representations.” |
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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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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 5, page 5, line 11, 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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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 5, page 5, line 21, 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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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment would require the Secretary of State to prioritise deprived communities when |
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| | making available financial assistance to support the development of neighbourhood plans. |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 10, page 10, line 19, at end insert— |
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| | “(c) | they must set out a timetable to review the need for technical documents.” |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Page 11, line 1, leave out Clause 12 |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment would remove from the Bill completely the changes to planning conditions. |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 12, page 11, line 18, 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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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 12, page 11, line 27, leave out subsections (4) to (7) |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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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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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 12, page 11, line 34, at end insert— |
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| | “(6A) | The Secretary of State should provide guidance for appeal routes where an |
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| | agreement cannot be reached on pre-commencement conditions, along guidance |
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| | on pre-completion and pre-occupation conditions.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment ensures that there is clarity on appeal routes, pre-completion and pre-occupation |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 13, page 12, line 32, at end insert— |
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| | “(e) | information on the number of permitted demolition of offices for |
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| | residential use to a similar scale including— |
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| | (i) | the impact on a local plan; |
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| | (ii) | an estimate as to how many homes the development will deliver; |
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| | (iii) | a consultation with the local authority regarding the effect of the |
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| | change of use on any urban regeneration plans.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment would ensure monitoring of the impact of permitted right of demolition on offices |
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| | on urban regeneration that requires office space and on the provision of housing. |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Clause 13, page 13, line 21, at end insert— |
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| | “(9) | The cost of compiling a register and gathering the information to underpin it |
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| | should be met by the Secretary of State.” |
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| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
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| Schedule 2, page 42, line 15, at end insert “must consult the relevant lower-tier |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment ensures that district councils are consulted before a county council writes a local |
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| | Order of the House [10 October 2016] |
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| | That the following provisions shall apply to the Neighbourhood Planning 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 1 November 2016. |
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| | 3. | The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on |
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| | Proceedings on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading |
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| | 4. | Proceedings on Consideration and any proceedings in legislative grand |
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| | committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a |
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| | conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which |
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| | proceedings on Consideration 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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