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Amendments proposed to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill - continued	House of Commons

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Enforcement of planning controls

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Mark Francois

NC31

To move the following Clause:—

'A local planning authority must exercise its powers so as to ensure compliance with planning controls in its area.'

Regulations to control light pollution

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green

NC32

To move the following Clause:—

'—After section 225 of the principal Act there is inserted—

"(1A) Regulations under this Act shall make provision for restricting or regulating the use of external lighting so far as appears to the Secretary of State to be expedient in the interests of amenity or public safety.".'

Planning permission for increasing the floor area of large shops

Mr Andrew Turner

NC33

To move the following Clause:—

'After section 57 (Planning Permission required for Development) of the principal Act there is inserted the following section—

"57A Planning Permission for increase the Floor area of Large Shops

(1) Planning permission is required for works which incrase by more than the specified amount the area of large shops.

(2) Permission given by a local planning authority for such works may be conditional upon all or a proportion of the additional area being devoted to the sale of local produce.

(3) In this section

(a) 'large shops' has the same meaning as in the Shops Act 1994;

(b) 'the specified amount' means 25 per cent, or increases which aggregate to 25 per cent, of the area available for retailing for which permission has been granted;

Compensation for revocation of planning permission etc.

Mr Andrew Turner

NC34

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) Section 107 of the principal Act (Compensation where planning permission revoked or modified) is amended as follows.

(2) After section 107(3)(b) of that Act there is inserted—

"(c) any decision where planning permission is revoked or modified where it can also be demonstrated that information provided as part of or by the applicant in support of the application for the planning permission which is the subject of revoction or modification was materially inaccurate.".'.

Enforcement

Mr Andrew Turner

NC35

To move the following Clause:—

'In the principal Act in section 102 (Orders requiring discontinuance of use or alteration or removal of buildings or works) after subsection (1)(b) in the first place where it occurs for "may" there is substituted "must".'

Appeals (non-compliance with development plan)

Mr Geoffrey Clifton Brown
Mr Mark Francois
Sir Sydney Chapman
Mr Andrew Turner

NC47

To move the following Clause:—

'1. After section 78, subsection (2), of the principal Act there is inserted—

(2A) Where a local planning authority approves an application for planning permission and—

(a) the planning application does not accord with the provisions of the development plan in force in the area in which the land to which the appliction relates is situated; or

(b) the planning application is one in which the local authority has an interest as defined in section 316;

the persons who may by notice appeal to the Secretary of State against the approval of planning permission in the circumstances specified above are—

(a) any persons who have lodged a formal objection to the planning application in writing to the planning authority for the area in which the land to which the application relates is situated;

(b) other persons at the discretion of a person appointed by the Secretary of State for that purpose."

2. Section 79 of the principal Act is amended as follows—

"In subsection (2), leave out ("either") and after "planning authority" insert "or the applicant (where different from the appellant)."

In subsection (6), after "the determination" insert "(except for appeals as defined in section 78(2A) and where the appellant is as defined in section 78(2B)".'.

Design and masterplans

Mr Andrew Turner

NC48

To move the following Clause:—

'In the principal Act after section 54A (status of development plans) there is inserted the sollowing new section—

"Design and masterplans

54B. In determining any application for planning permission for development regard is to be had to any design or masterplan expressed as part of any existing permission for development on the application site.'.'.

Local development plan

Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Mark Francois
Sir Sydney Chapman
Mr Andrew Turner

NC49

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) The local planning authority must prepare and maintain a plan to be known as the local development plan ("the plan").

(2) The plan must specify—

(a) the documents which are to be local development plan documents;

(b) the subject matter and geographical area to which each document is to relate;

(c) which documents (if any) are to be prepared jointly with one or more other local planning authorities which will be treated the same as if one single authority had prepared it;

(d) any matter or area in respect of which the authority have agreed (or propose to agree) to the constitution of a joint committee under section 28;

(e) the timetable for the preparation and revision of the documents;

(f) such other matters as are prescribed.

(3) The local planning authority may withdraw their plan at any time before it is formally adopted.

(4) The local planning authority must—

(a) prepare the plan in accordance with such other requirements as are prescribed;

(b) submit the plan to the Secretary of State at such time as is prescribed or as the Secretary of State (in a particular case) directs;

(d) prepare, publish and have regard to a Statement of Community Involvement as negotiated by Section 4 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c22).

(5) The Secretary of State may direct the local planning authority to make such amendments to the plan as he thinks appropriate, but only when the Secretary of State and Authority can not agree on any matter.

(6) A direction under subsection (5) above must contain the Secretary of State's reasons for giving it.

(7) The local planning authority must comply with a direction given under subsection (5).

(8) The Secretary of State may make regulations as to the following matters—

(a) publicity about the plan;

(b) making the plan available for inspection by the public;

(9) The local planning authority must revise their local development plan—

(a) at such time as they consider appropriate; or

(b) when directed to do so by the Secretary of State.

(10) Subsections (2) to (8) apply to the revision of a plan as they apply to the preparation of the plan.

(11) When preparing the local development plan under subsection (1) above, the local planning authority must have regard to—

(a) national policies and advice contained in guidance issued by the Secretary of State;

(b) the RSS for the region in which the area of the authority is situated, if the area is outside Greater London;

(c) the spatial development strategy if the authority in a London borough or if any part of the authority's area adjoins Greater London;

(d) the RSS for any region which adjoins the area of the authority;

(e) the Wales Spatial Plan if any part of the authority's area adjoins Wales;

(f) the community strategy prepared by the authority;

(g) the community strategy for any other authority whose area comprises any part of the area of the local planning authority;

(h) any other local development plan which has been adopted by the authority;

(i) the resources likely to be available for implementing the proposals in the document;

(j) such other matters as the Secretary of State prescribes.

(12) The local planning authority must submit their local development plan to the Secretary of State for independent examination.

(13) But the authority must not submit such a document unless—

(a) they have complied with any relevant requirements contained in regulations under this Part, and

(b) they are satisfied that the plan is ready for independent examination.

(14) The authority must also send to the Secretary of State (in addition to the development plan) such other documents (or copies of documents) and such information as is prescribed.

(15) The examination must be carried out by a person ("the independent inspector") appointed by the Secretary of State.

(16) The purpose of an independent examination is to determine in respect of the development plan—

(a) whether it satisfies the requirements in this section; and

(b) whether it is sound.

(17) Any person who makes representations seeking to change a development plan must (if he so requests) be given the opportunity to submit his representation in writing to the independent inspector, who shall decide whether or not that person shall be heard at the examination.

(18) The independent inspector must—

(a) make recommendations; and

(b) give reasons for such recommendations.

(19) The local planning authority must publish recommendations made under subsection (18).

Development of a Listed Building or structure in a Conservation Area

Mr Andrew Turner [R]

NC50

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) This section applies where development takes place, without consent, to a relevant structure.

(2) In this section—

(a) "relevant structure" means a building or other structure which is subject to conservation area consent or a listed building;

(b) "development" means (in the judgement of the local planning authority) destruction or substantial damages;

(d) "specified period" means a period, not exceeding three years, prescribed by the local planning authority.

(3) The local planning authority shall, save in exceptional circumstances, require that the owner restore the relevant structure within a specified period to its state before the development took place.

(4) If the requirement in subsection (3) is not met, the local planning authority may make arrangements to do so at the expense of the owner.'.

[R] Registered interest declared.