Growth and Infrastructure Bill

Page 10, line 32, leave out subsection (2)

Page 10, line 43, leave out subsection (3)

Page 11, line 9, leave out subsection (4)

Page 11, line 21, leave out subsection (6)

Page 11, line 32, leave out subsection (7)

Insert the following new Clause—

“Notification of Parish Councils

(1) After section 261 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 insert—

“261A Notification of parish councils

(1) Where an order is made under this Part by any authority or person for the stopping up, diversion or creation of any highway, the extinguishment of any rights over a highway, or for any work in relation to a highway, a copy of the order shall be sent to each parish council that the highway crosses or serves.

(2) “Highway” in this section includes a footpath, bridleway or other right of way.”

(2) After section 129F of the Highways Act 1980 insert—

“129FA Notification of parish councils

Where an order is made under this Part by any authority or person for the stopping up, diversion or creation of any highway, of the extinguishment of any rights over a highway, or for any work in relation to a highway, a copy of the order shall be sent to each parish council that the highway crosses or serves.”

(3) In section 15 of the Commons Act 2006 (registration of greens) after subsection (9) insert—

“(9A) Where an application is made under this section to register land as a town or village green, a notice of the application must be sent to any parish council whose area includes the land that is the subject of the application or any part thereof.””

Page 18, line 23, at end insert—

“( ) In section 36 (consent required for construction etc. of generating stations), at end of subsection (1) insert “, except in Wales where such consent shall be granted by Welsh Ministers””

Page 21, line 27, leave out from beginning to end of line 39 and insert—

“(3) If the original consent, or a section 33 consent that replaces it, is varied or replaced, section 31 does not apply to the development to which the consent as varied, or the replacement consent, relates (and so development consent is not required for that development).”

Page 24, line 26, leave out “To ensure that” and insert “In”

Page 24, line 28, leave out from “objections)” to end of line 35 and insert “after subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) In a case to which this section applies and to which section 131 or 132 also applies, special parliamentary procedure—

(a) may be required by subsection (2) whether or not also required by section 131(3) or 132(2), and

(b) may be required by section 131(3) or 132(2) whether or not also required by subsection (2).””

Page 29, line 25, leave out from “(5)” to “after” in line 27 and insert “, so far as it applies to orders granting development consent, applies to any such order made”