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Planning Bill, continued

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).

Dan Rogerson

308

Clause  57,  page  29,  line  28,  leave out from beginning to ‘must’ and insert ‘The

Secretary of State’.

Dan Rogerson

309

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

Dan Rogerson

310

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

(d)	the relevant local planning authorities.’.

Dan Rogerson

311

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

Dan Rogerson

312

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

(c)	the relevant local planning authorities.’.

Dan Rogerson

313

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

Clause  58,  page  30,  line  15,  at beginning insert ‘The Secretary of State may in

consultation with’.

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Planning Bill, continued

Dan Rogerson

315

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

Dan Rogerson

316

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

Dan Rogerson

318

Clause  58,  page  30,  line  19,  leave out ‘may’.

Dan Rogerson

317

Clause  58,  page  30,  line  20,  leave out ‘the chair’ and insert ‘the Secretary of State’.

Dan Rogerson

282

Clause  62,  page  31,  line  27,  leave out ‘or’.

Dan Rogerson

283

Clause  62,  page  31,  line  28,  at end insert ‘or

(c)	a Commissioner who is conversant in the Welsh language.’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

206

Clause  66,  page  32,  line  40,  at beginning insert ‘Subject to subsection (1A)

below,’.

Mr Clive Betts

85

Clause  66,  page  32,  line  40,  leave out from beginning to first ‘the’ in line 3 on page

33.

Dan Rogerson

284

Clause  66,  page  32,  line  40,  leave out subsection (1).

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Planning Bill, continued

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

207

Clause  66,  page  33,  line  2,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

Where the applicant for development consent proposes, or it is subsequently

considered by the Panel that, any order granting development consent should

include provisions made in exercise of any of the powers conferred by section

105(6)(a) or (b), the Panel has the functions of—

(a)	examining the application, and

(b)	making a report to the Secretary of State on the application setting out—

(i)	the Panel’s findings and conclusions in respect of the

application, and

(ii)	the Panel’s recommendation as to the decision to be made on the

application.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

The amendment provides that the Secretary of State will decide the application where it is

proposed that the order granting development consent will apply, modify or exclude legislation.

Dan Rogerson

285

Clause  66,  page  33,  line  3,  leave out ‘in any other case’.

Dan Rogerson

286

Clause  67,  page  33,  line  21,  at end insert—

‘(3)	The vote of each member of the panel in respect of each decision shall be

recorded.’.

Mr Clive Betts

86

Page  33,  line  16,  leave out Clause 67.

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’.

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Planning Bill, continued

Dan Rogerson

287

Page  34,  line  14,  leave out Clause 70.

Dan Rogerson

288

Clause  71,  page  34,  line  25,  leave out subsection (2).

Dan Rogerson

289

Clause  71,  page  34,  line  31,  leave out ‘and’.

Dan Rogerson

290

Clause  71,  page  34,  line  32,  at end insert ‘and

(d)	the relevant local planning authorities.’.

Dan Rogerson

291

Clause  71,  page  34,  line  35,  leave out ‘or’.

Dan Rogerson

292

Clause  71,  page  34,  line  36,  at end insert ‘or

(c)	the relevant local planning authorities.’.

Dan Rogerson

293

Clause  75,  page  36,  line  8,  leave out paragraph (a).

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

208

Clause  75,  page  36,  line  9,  at end insert ‘and neither the applicant for development

consent proposes, nor the Commissioner considers, that any order granting development

consent should include provisions made in exercise of any of the powers conferred by

section105(6)(a) or (b).’.

Member’s explanatory statement

The amendment provides that the Secretary of State will decide the application where it is

proposed by the applicant or the single Commissioner considering the application that any order

granting development consent will apply, modify or exclude legislation.

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Planning Bill, continued

Dan Rogerson

294

Clause  75,  page  36,  line  10,  leave out ‘, in any other case’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

209

Clause  77,  page  36,  line  25,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

If the Council consider that order granting development consent should be made

and should include provisions made in exercise of any of the powers conferred by

section 105(6)(a) or (b) it shall refer the single Commissioner’s report and a

report of its views to the Secretary of State for determination.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

If the Council considers that an order should adopt, modify or exclude legislation then it must refer

the application with the single Commissioner’s report and a note of its views to the Secretary of

State.

Dan Rogerson

295

Clause  77,  page  36,  line  31,  at end add—

‘(5)	Decisions made under this section shall be subject to approval by the Secretary of

State.’.

Dan Rogerson

296

Clause  79,  page  37,  line  21,  leave out paragraph (a).

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.’.

Mr Clive Betts

327

Clause  80,  page  37,  line  27,  at end insert ‘, but in doing so must consider any

statement of impacts and mitigation prepared under section (Duty to identify and mitigate

adverse impacts).’.

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Planning Bill, continued

Dan Rogerson

297

Clause  80,  page  37,  line  30,  leave out ‘and’.

Dan Rogerson

298

Clause  80,  page  37,  line  31,  at end insert—

‘(c)	an independent third party (“the third party”) who shall undertake

community engagement as set out in subsection (7), and

(d)	senior officers and councillors of the relevant local planning authorities,’.

Mr Clive Betts

328

Clause  80,  page  37,  line  36,  at end insert ‘including receiving requests to be heard

orally pursuant to section 84.’.

Mr Clive Betts

329

Clause  80,  page  37,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘(b)	to consider whether and how the range and comprehensiveness of the

issues identified in any statement of impacts and mitigations prepared

under section (Duty to identify and mitigate adverse impacts) and

mitigations proposed thereto should be examined.’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

21

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

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

267

Clause  82,  page  38,  line  20,  after ‘written’, insert ‘and oral’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment shifts the consideration by the commission from a primarily written exercise to

include oral representations and site visit.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

22

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

make oral representations and cross-examine witnesses.’.

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Planning Bill, continued

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

268

Clause  82,  page  38,  line  20,  at end insert ‘and the carrying out of a site visit’.

Member’s explanatory statement

See explanatory statement to amendment 267.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

269

Clause  83,  page  38,  line  42,  after ‘representations’, insert ‘whether personally, or

by its counsel, solicitor or agent’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

270

Clause  83,  page  38,  line  42,  at end insert ‘and to call and to cross-examine

witnesses’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

271

Clause  84,  page  39,  line  12,  after ‘representations’, insert ‘whether personally, or

by its counsel, solicitor or agent’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment establishes a right to be represented at hearings.

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Revised 17 January 2008