Growth and Infrastructure Bill

Page 3, line 10, at end insert—

“( ) In the case of a major development made under this section directly to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State must—

(a) make provision to enter into a full consultation with the local residents on the proposed development;

(b) ensure that the results of the consultation are displayed for a period of four weeks after completion of the consultation on the Local Planning Authority’s website; and

(c) meet, or require the applicant to meet, the costs of any such consultation.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Registration of village greens

(1) Section 15 of the Commons Act 2006 is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (3)(c) for “two years” substitute “one year”.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Development orders: development within the curtilage of a dwelling house

(1) Section 61 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (development orders: supplementary provisions) is amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (3) insert—

“(4) Any development order or amendment to an existing development order made after 1 January 2013 that grants planning permission for development within the curtilage of a dwelling house shall not apply within the jurisdiction of a local planning authority until that authority has resolved that it shall.””