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Public Bill Committee: 15th January 2008                

132

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

232

 

Clause  45,  page  21,  line  10,  leave out ‘The Commission may give advice’ and

 

insert ‘The Secretary of State may, in connection with securing propriety, by regulations

 

make provision about the giving of advice by an existing government body appointed for

 

this purpose’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

These amendments are intended to ensure that advice for potential applicants for nationally

 

significant infrastructure development is provided by an existing Government agency.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

13

 

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

 

submissions and cross examination of witnesses’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

233

 

Clause  45,  page  21,  line  15,  leave out ‘Commission may not under subsection (1)’

 

and insert ‘body appointed by regulations under subsection (1) may not under that

 

subsection’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

See explanatory statement to amendment 232.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

234

 

Clause  45,  page  21,  line  17,  leave out subsection (3).

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

See explanatory statement to amendment 232.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

202

 

Clause  45,  page  21,  line  21,  leave out subsection (4) and insert—

 

‘(4)    

The Commission shall disclose a person’s request for advice under subsection (1)

 

and the advice given under subsection (1) to a person to the public generally.’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 15th January 2008                

133

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

The amendment requires requests for advice and the advice given to be made public. The existing

 

Clause 49(4) which allows regulations to provide whether this material is disclosed becomes

 

unnecessary and is deleted.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

235

 

Clause  45,  page  21,  line  25,  leave out ‘Commission’ and insert ‘appointed body’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

See explanatory statement to amendment 232.

 


 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

262

 

Clause  46,  page  21,  line  41,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

The applicant shall pay the recipient’s reasonable costs of complying with the

 

notice.’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Tom Brake

 

175

 

Clause  46,  page  22,  line  17,  leave out ‘14’ and insert ‘56’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

263

 

Clause  46,  page  22,  line  17,  leave out ‘14’ and insert ‘28’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment gives a reasonable time to landowners to respond to requests for information.

 


 

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.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 15th January 2008                

134

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

Dan Rogerson

 

Tom Brake

 

176

 

Clause  47,  page  23,  line  27,  leave out ‘14’ and insert ‘56’.

 


 

Dan Rogerson

 

Tom Brake

 

177

 

Clause  48,  page  24,  line  16,  leave out from ‘land’ to end of line 17.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Tom Brake

 

178

 

Clause  48,  page  24,  line  21,  leave out subsections (3) and (4).

 


 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

203

 

Clause  49,  page  25,  line  8,  leave out ‘from a local-authority consultee’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

204

 

Clause  49,  page  25,  leave out lines 10 to 14.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

The Commission can only validate an application if the pre-application procedure has been

 

complied with. In doing so it has to have regard to representations on the adequacy of consultation

 

from local authorities (Clause 49(4)). The amendments require it to have regard to any

 

representations on the adequacy of consultation.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

205

 

Clause  49,  page  25,  line  17,  leave out ‘and 43’ and insert ‘, 43 and 44’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

The Commission considers whether the applicant has taken account of the responses to

 

consultation and publicity (Clause 49(3)(d)). The amendment extends the ‘adequacy-of-


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 15th January 2008                

135

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

consultation representation’ to include comments whether account has been taken of those

 

responses.

 


 

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)’.

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

84

 

Clause  50,  page  25,  line  33,  after ‘London,’, insert—

 

‘(ca)    

the relevant passenger transport authority or authorities in cases where

 

the proposed application would have impacts on the provision of

 

transport in their area or areas,’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Tom Brake

 

179

 

Clause  50,  page  25,  line  42,  leave out ‘28’ and insert ‘56’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

264

 

Clause  50,  page  26,  line  6,  at end insert—

 

‘(7A)    

The publicity of the application shall include, as a minimum, advertising the

 

application for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper circulating in the locality

 

of the application and in the Gazette.’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

265

 

Clause  50,  page  26,  line  6,  at end insert—

 

‘(7B)    

The application shall be made available for inspection by the public at a

 

reasonably convenient location within the vicinity of the application site and on

 

a website.

 

(7C)    

The public may obtain paper and electronically recorded copies of the application

 

for no more than the cost of copying the material.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 15th January 2008                

136

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

266

 

Clause  50,  page  26,  line  10,  at end insert—

 

‘(8A)    

The deadline referred to in subsection (8) shall be not less than 28 days from the

 

first publication of notice of the application.’.

 


 

Dan Rogerson

 

299

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  53,  page  27,  line  28,  leave out from ‘(2)’ to ‘must’ and insert ‘the Secretary

 

of State’.

 

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’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

300

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  53,  page  27,  line  41,  leave out ‘and’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

301

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  53,  page  27,  line  42,  at end insert ‘, and

 

(d)    

the relevant local planning authorities.’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

302

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  53,  page  28,  line  1,  leave out ‘or’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

303

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  53,  page  28,  line  2,  at end insert ‘, or

 

(c)    

by the relevant local planning authorities.’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

42

 

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


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 15th January 2008                

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Planning Bill, continued

 
 

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’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

305

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  54,  page  28,  line  8,  leave out from ‘(2)’ to ‘may’ and insert ‘the Secretary of

 

State’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

43

 

Clause  54,  page  28,  line  12,  leave out ‘single Commissioner under Chapter 3’ and

 

insert ‘Planning Inspector’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

306

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  54,  page  28,  line  23,  leave out ‘or’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

307

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  54,  page  28,  line  24,  at end insert ‘or

 

(c)    

by the relevant local planning authorities.’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

18

 

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

 

insert ‘Planning Inspector’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

304

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  54,  page  28,  line  26,  at end add—

 

‘(6)    

A person making a decision under subsection (2) must publish a statement setting

 

out the reasons for their decision.’.

 


 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

44

 

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


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 15th January 2008                

138

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

45

 

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

 


 

Dan Rogerson

 

308

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  57,  page  29,  line  28,  leave out from ‘(1)’ to ‘must’ and insert ‘The Secretary

 

of State’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

309

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  57,  page  29,  line  39,  leave out ‘and’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

310

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  57,  page  29,  line  40,  at end insert ‘and

 

(d)    

the relevant local planning authorities.’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

311

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  57,  page  30,  line  3,  leave out ‘or’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

312

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  57,  page  30,  line  4,  after ‘Commission’, insert ‘or

 

(c)    

the relevant local planning authorities.’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

313

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  57,  page  30,  line  5,  at end add—

 

‘(6)    

The person appointed to make appointments under subsection (1) shall do so on

 

the advice of the Council.’.

 


 

Dan Rogerson

 

314

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  58,  page  30,  line  15,  after ‘(5)’, insert ‘The Secretary of State may in

 

consultation with’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

315

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  58,  page  30,  line  16,  leave out ‘may’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

316

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  58,  page  30,  line  17,  leave out ‘the Chair’ and insert ‘the Secretary of State’.


 
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