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with the day after the deadline for completion of its examination of the

application.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment imposes a requirement that the Examining authority must make its report to the

Secretary of State within 3 months of the deadline for completing its examination of an application,

when the Secretary of State is responsible for deciding it.

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’.

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

382

Clause  92,  page  42,  line  27,  leave out from beginning to end of line 32 and insert—

‘(4)	A representation is a relevant representation for the purposes of subsection (1) to

the extent that—

(a)	it is a representation about the application,

(b)	it is made to the Commission in the prescribed form and manner,

(c)	it is received by the Commission no later than the deadline that applies

under section 50 to the person making it,

(d)	it contains material of a prescribed description, and

(e)	it does not contain—’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment clarifies and expands the definition of ‘relevant representation’ and enables the

Secretary of State to make regulations about the form and manner of and material to be included

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in a ‘relevant representation’.

John Healey

383

Clause  92,  page  42,  line  36,  leave out ‘and’ and insert ‘or’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This is a technical amendment as a consequence of amendment 384.

John Healey

384

Clause  92,  page  42,  line  37,  after ‘is’ insert ‘vexatious or’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This effect of this amendment is that representations will not form part of a 'relevant

representation' to the extent that they are vexatious.

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.

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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

75(2)(b) or 77(1A)’.

Member’s explanatory statement

Consequential on amendments to Clauses 66, 75 and 77.

Mr Clive Betts

396

Clause  93,  page  43,  leave out lines 26 to 29 and insert ‘means the Secretary of State.’.

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,’.

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Mr Elfyn Llwyd

68

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

‘(ba)

any representations made by Natural England,’.

Mr Clive Betts

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Richard Benyon

James Duddridge

Mr David Curry

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

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

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

331

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

‘material considerations’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Richard Benyon

James Duddridge

Mr David Curry

414

Clause  94,  page  43,  line  40,  at end insert ‘including other statements of policy

which the Panel or Council thinks are relevant even if they have not been designated as a

national policy statement under section 5 of this Act.’.

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)),

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(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

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Richard Benyon

James Duddridge

Mr David Curry

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

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Richard Benyon

James Duddridge

Mr David Curry

333

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

Mr Clive Betts

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Richard Benyon

James Duddridge

Mr David Curry

334

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

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Mr Clive Betts

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Richard Benyon

James Duddridge

Mr David Curry

335

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

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Richard Benyon

James Duddridge

Mr David Curry

426

Clause  94,  page  44,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘(5A)

This subsection applies if the panel or Council is satisfied that deciding the

application in accordance with any relevant national policy statement would be

inconsistent with the protection accorded to any site under any enactment or

directive.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This Amendment is designed to preserve protection of sites under, for example, the habitats

directive

Mr Clive Betts

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Richard Benyon

James Duddridge

Mr David Curry

336

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

Mr Clive Betts

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Richard Benyon

James Duddridge

Mr David Curry

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.’.

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Mr Clive Betts

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Richard Benyon

James Duddridge

Mr David Curry

338

Clause  95,  page  44,  line  22,  after ‘relates’, 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

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Richard Benyon

James Duddridge

Mr David Curry

339

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

‘material considerations’.

Dan Rogerson

Tom Brake

397

Clause  96,  page  44,  line  29,  leave out paragraph (a).

John Healey

385

Clause  96,  page  44,  line  29,  after ‘are’ insert ‘vexatious or’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment enables the decision maker to disregard vexatious representations when deciding

an application for development consent.

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Revised 22 January 2008