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Public Bill Committee: 15th January 2008
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Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

275

Clause  85,  page  39,  line  44,  leave out ‘necessary’ and insert ‘appropriate’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

276

Clause  87,  page  40,  line  45,  at end insert ‘and’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

277

Clause  87,  page  41,  line  3,  leave out from ‘application’ to end of line 5.

Dan Rogerson

320


Page  42,  line  8,  leave out Clause 91.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

278

Clause  92,  page  42,  line  17,  at end insert—

‘(aa)
the person has an interest in land to which the application relates,’.

Dan Rogerson

321


Clause  92,  page  42,  line  21,  leave out ‘or’.

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Dan Rogerson

322


Clause  92,  page  42,  line  22,  at end insert—

‘(f)
the person is a relevant Parish Council,

(g)
the person is a relevant community council in Wales, or

(h)
the person is a relevant community council in Scotland.’.

John Healey

151

Clause  92,  page  43,  line  4,  leave out ‘district council’ and insert ‘county council, or

district council,’.

Member’s explanatory statement

The effect of this amendment is that all county councils are “interested parties” for the purposes

of Chapter 4 of Part 6, including those which are not unitary authorities.

John Healey

152

Clause  92,  page  43,  leave out lines 5 and 6.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequent on amendment 151.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

279

Clause  92,  page  43,  line  9,  at end insert—

‘(ea)
a parish or town council in England, or a community council in Wales,’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

210

Clause  93,  page  43,  line  20,  leave out ‘66(2)’ and insert ‘66(1A) or (2)’.

Member’s explanatory statement

Consequential on amendments to Clauses 66, 75 and 77.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

211

Clause  93,  page  43,  line  22,  leave out ‘section 75(2)(b)’ and insert ‘sections

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75(2)(b) or 77(1A)’.

Member’s explanatory statement

Consequential on amendments to Clauses 66, 75 and 77.

Dan Rogerson

Tom Brake

56

Clause  94,  page  43,  line  37,  at end insert—

‘(d)
the desirability of contributing to the mitigation of, and adaptation to,

climate change.’.

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

59

Clause  94,  page  43,  line  37,  at end insert—

‘(ba)
whether the development is consistent with the principles of sustainable

development,’.

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

64

Clause  94,  page  43,  line  37,  at end insert—

‘(ba)
its duty to act in accordance with the principle of sustainable

development,’.

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

65

Clause  94,  page  43,  line  37,  at end insert—

‘(ba)
local authority planning policy statements,’.

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

66

Clause  94,  page  43,  line  37,  at end insert—

‘(ba)
any representations made by the Environment Agency,’.

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

67

Clause  94,  page  43,  line  37,  at end insert—

‘(ba)
any representations made by the Countryside Council for Wales,’.

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

68

Clause  94,  page  43,  line  37,  at end insert—

‘(ba)
any representations made by Natural England,’.

Mr Clive Betts

330


Clause  94,  page  43,  line  37,  at end insert—

‘(ba)
any relevant content of a national planning framework or national spatial

strategy prepared for Sctotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, where the

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subject matter of the application or order will affect land in Scotland,

Wales or Northern Ireland,

(bb)
any relevant content of planning policy statements prepared to support

decision-making under the Planning Acts.

(bc)
any relevant content of the development plan made under the Planning

Acts.

(bd)
any statement of impacts and mitigation prepared under section (Duty to

identify and mitigate adverse impacts).’.

Mr Clive Betts

331


Clause  94,  page  43,  line  39,  leave out from ‘other’ to end of line 40 and insert

‘material considerations’.

Dan Rogerson

323


Clause  94,  page  43,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘(d)
whether the proposal is consistent with the principles set out in the local

authority’s local development documents (as defined under section 17 of

the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, (c. 5)),

(e)
the likely impact of the proposal on communities within the relevant local

authority area,

(f)
whether the proposal meets with the approval of persons residing in the

relevant local authority area,

(g)
any other matter which the relevant planning authority considers

appropriate.

(2A)
A local authority area is relevant under subsection (2) if any location specified in

the application is situated in the local authority area, or is in a geographically

adjacent local authority area.’.

Mr Clive Betts

332


Clause  94,  page  43,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
The Secretary of State may by order prescribe that a consideration is not material

for the purpose of decisions made on a particular application or order or on a

classs of applications or orders.’.

Mr Clive Betts

333


Clause  94,  page  43,  line  41,  after ‘application’, insert ‘generally’.

Mr Clive Betts

334


Clause  94,  page  44,  line  2,  after ‘application’, insert ‘generally’.

Mr Clive Betts

335


Clause  94,  page  44,  line  6,  after ‘application’, insert ‘generally’.

Mr Clive Betts

336


Clause  94,  page  44,  line  10,  after ‘application’, insert ‘generally’.

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Mr Clive Betts

337


Clause  94,  page  44,  line  11,  at end insert—

‘(6A)
This subsection applies if the Panel or Council is satisfied that deciding the

application generally in accordance with any relevant national policy statement

would lead to unduly adverse impacts, where the Panel or Council is satisfied that

these impacts have not been reasonably and sufficiently managed.’.

Mr Clive Betts

338


Clause  95,  page  44,  line  22,  at end insert—

‘(aa)
any relevant content of a national planning framework or national spatial

strategy prepared for Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, (where the

subject matter of the application or order will affect land in Scotland,

Wales or Northern Ireland),

(ab)
any relevant content of planning policy statements prepared to support

decision making under the Planning Acts,

(ac)
any relevant content of the development plan made under the Planning

Acts,

(ad)
any statement of impacts and mitigation prepared under section (Duty to

identify and mitigate adverse impacts)’.

Mr Clive Betts

339


Clause  95,  page  44,  line  23,  leave out from ‘other’ to end of line 24 and insert

‘material considerations’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

228

Page  44,  line  35,  leave out Clause 97.

Member’s explanatory statement

To remove the right of the Secretary of State to suspend the decision-making process of the

independent Commission, pending review of a National Policy Statement(s).

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

70

Clause  98,  page  45,  line  20,  at end insert ‘or global climate change’.

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Dan Rogerson

325


Clause  98,  page  45,  line  30,  leave out ‘and’.

Dan Rogerson

324


Clause  98,  page  45,  line  32,  at end insert ‘and

(f)
if the national policy statement was given effect during the course of a

previous Parliament.’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

26

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

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

212

Clause  105,  page  50,  line  23,  leave out ‘sections 106 and’ and insert ‘section’

Member’s explanatory statement

Amendments to Clauses 66, 75, 77 and 93 require applications for orders applying, modifying or

amending legislation to be determined by the Secretary of State. This is a consequential

amendment as Clause 106 and the reference to it in this Clause become unnecessary.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

213

Page  50,  line  27,  leave out Clause 106.

Member’s explanatory statement

Amendments to Clauses 66, 75, 77 and 93 require applications for orders applying, modifying or

amending legislation to be determined by the Secretary of State. This is a consequential

amendment as Clause 106 becomes unnecessary.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

27

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

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‘(1A)
The measuring and marking out of land shall not constitute development for the

purposes of this section.’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

28

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.’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

29

Clause  133,  page  61,  leave out lines 38 to 40.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

30

Clause  156,  page  83,  line  33,  after ‘may’, insert ‘on the request of a person

interested in any of the land to which the permission relates’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

31

Clause  156,  page  83,  line  34,  leave out ‘relating to land in their area’ and insert ‘for

which they are the local planning authority’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

32

Clause  156,  page  83,  line  34,  leave out ‘they are satisfied that’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

33

Clause  156,  page  83,  line  36,  leave out ‘a local planning authority must have’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

34

Clause  156,  page  83,  line  37,  after ‘regard’, insert ‘must be had’.