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House of Commons

Tuesday 8th January 2008

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Other Amendments not tabled within the required notice period are marked thus

Planning Bill

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Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill

agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Thursday 13th December 2007

(Standing Order No. 83C):

That—

(1)	the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday

8th Janurary) meet—

(a)	at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 8th January;

(b)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 10th January;

(c)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 15th January;

(d)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 17th January;

(e)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 22nd January;

(f)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 24th January;

(g)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 29th January;

(h)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 31st January;

(i)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 5th February;

(2)	the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table:

TABLE

	Date	Time	Witness
	Tuesday 8th January	Until no later than 11.40 a.m.	Confederation of British Industry
	Tuesday 8th January	Until no later than 12.20 p.m.	UK Business Council for
			Sustainable Energy
	Tuesday 8th January	Until no later than 1.00 p.m.	UK Major Ports Group
	Tuesday 8th January	Until no later than 4.50 p.m.	Royal Town Planning Institute
	Tuesday 8th January	Until no later than 5.30 p.m.	Local Government Association
	Tuesday 8th January	Until no later than 6.15 p.m.	Planning Inspectorate
	Tuesday 8th January	Until no later than 7.00 p.m.	Home Builders Federation and
			British Property Federation
	Thursday 10th January	Until no later than 9.45 a.m.	Friends of the Earth
	Thursday 10th January	Until no later than 10.25 a.m.	Environment Agency
	Thursday 10th January	Until no later than 1.40 p.m.	Energy Networks Association
	Thursday 10th January	Until no later than 2.20 p.m.	Campaign to Protect Rural
			England
	Thursday 10th January	Until no later than 4.00 p.m.	Department for Communities and
			Local Government

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(3)	proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clause 1; Schedule 1; Clauses 2 to 31; Schedule 2; Clauses

32 to 157; Schedule 3; Clauses 158 and 159; Schedule 4; Clause 160;

Schedule 5; Clauses 161 to 185; Schedule 6; Clauses 186 to 189; new

Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(4)	the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 7.00 p.m. on Tuesday 5th February.

John Healey has given notice of his intention to make a motion in the terms of the

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Standing Order No. 83C(9)].

John Healey

That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received by the

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

John Healey

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the

Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

1

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  leave out ‘or any other’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

2

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  7,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

The Commission shall be appointed by the same means as the Planning

Inspectorate.’.

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Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

40

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  8,  leave out subsection (3).

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

3

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘(4)	This section shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by

order made by statutory instrument appoint.’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

4

Clause  5,  page  2,  line  36,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

5

Clause  5,  page  2,  line  40,  leave out ‘development’ and insert ‘developments in the

fields of—

(i)

energy,

(ii)	transport,

(iii)

water,

(iv)	waste water, or

(v)

waste.’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

6

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  29,  at end add—

‘(9)	The Secretary of State may issue a national policy statement under subsection (1)

of this section in respect of any nationally significant infrastructure project as

defined in sections 13(1) and (2).’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

7

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  31,  after ‘must’, insert ‘continuously’.

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Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

8

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  31,  leave out from ‘statement’ to end of line 32.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

9

Clause  27,  page  13,  line  32,  leave out ‘Commission’ and insert ‘High Court’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

10

Clause  32,  page  16,  line  25,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

An order granting development consent may also be issued by the High Court

consequent on a decision under section 27(2).’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

11

Clause  37,  page  18,  line  17,  at end insert ‘and who must include residents affected

by the proposed application’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

12

Clause  37,  page  18,  line  22,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

13

Clause  45,  page  21,  line  13,  after ‘representations’, insert ‘including oral

submissions and cross examination of witnesses’.

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Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

14

Clause  47,  page  23,  line  11,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

Subsection (1) shall come into force on such a day as the Secretary of State may

by order made by statutory instrument appoint.’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

15

Clause  50,  page  25,  line  29,  at end insert ‘and who must include persons consulted

under section 37(1)(a)’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

16

Clause  53,  page  27,  line  31,  leave out ‘single Commissioner under Chapter 3’ and

insert ‘Planning Inspector’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

41

Clause  53,  page  27,  line  35,  leave out ‘single Commissioner under Chapter 3’ and

insert ‘Planning Inspector’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

42

Clause  53,  page  28,  line  4,  leave out ‘single Commissioner under Chapter 3’ and

insert ‘Planning Inspector’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

43

Clause  53,  page  28,  line  12,  leave out ‘single Commissioner under Chapter 3’ and

insert ‘Planning Inspector’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

17

Clause  54,  page  28,  line  7,  leave out ‘single Commissioner under Chapter 3’ and

insert ‘Planning Inspector’.

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Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

18

Clause  54,  page  28,  line  26,  leave out ‘single Commissioner under Chapter 3’ and

insert ‘Planning Inspector’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

44

Clause  55,  page  29,  line  1,  leave out subsection (7).

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

45

Clause  55,  page  29,  line  12,  leave out subsection (10).

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

19

Clause  70,  page  34,  line  21,  at end insert ‘and who shall be a member of the

Planning Inspectorate’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

20

Clause  79,  page  37,  line  23,  at end add—

‘(4)	Subject to subsection (3) above, nothing in this section shall restrict the rights of

interested parties to make oral representations or cross-examine witnesses.’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

21

Clause  82,  page  38,  line  19,  leave out ‘is to’ and insert ‘may’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

22

Clause  82,  page  38,  line  20,  at end insert ‘subject to the right of interested parties to

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make oral representations and cross-examine witnesses.’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

23

Clause  84,  page  39,  line  12,  at end insert ‘and to cross-examine witnesses’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

24

Clause  85,  page  39,  line  23,  leave out from beginning to second ‘the’ in line 24.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

25

Clause  85,  page  39,  line  39,  leave out subsection (7).

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

26

Clause  105,  page  49,  leave out lines 26 to 29.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

27

Clause  130,  page  60,  line  39,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

The measuring and marking out of land shall not constitute development for the

purposes of this section.’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

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Clause  133,  page  61,  line  37,  at end insert ‘provided that 24 hours notice of the

intended entry has been given to the occupier of land.’.

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Revised 8 January 2008