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Public Bill Committee: 22nd January 2008                

304

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

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).

 


 

John Healey

 

386

 

Clause  98,  page  45,  line  16,  after ‘effect,’ insert—

 

‘(aa)    

the Commission has accepted the application and has received a

 

certificate under section 52(2) in relation to the application,’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

The effect of this amendment is that the power of the Secretary of State to intervene in an

 

application will not apply unless the application has been accepted by the Commission and the

 

applicant has given notice of the application as required by clause 50.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

70

 

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

 

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.’.

 


 

John Healey

 

387

 

Clause  101,  page  47,  line  4,  leave out from ‘(b)’ to end of line 6 and insert

 

‘associated development.’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequent on amendment 388.

 

John Healey

 

388

 

Clause  101,  page  47,  line  6,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

“Associated development” means development which—


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 22nd January 2008                

305

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

(a)    

is associated with the development within subsection (2)(a) (or any part

 

of it),

 

(b)    

is not the construction or extension of one or more dwellings, and

 

(c)    

is within subsection (2B) or (2C).

 

(2B)    

Development is within this subsection if it is to be carried out wholly in one or

 

more of the following areas—

 

(a)    

England;

 

(b)    

waters adjacent to England up to the seaward limits of the territorial sea;

 

(c)    

in the case of development in the field of energy, a Renewable Energy

 

Zone, except any part of a Renewable Energy Zone in relation to which

 

the Scottish Ministers have functions.

 

(2C)    

Development is within this subsection if—

 

(a)    

it is to be carried out wholly in Wales,

 

(b)    

it is the carrying out or construction of surface works, boreholes or pipes,

 

and

 

(c)    

the development within subsection (2)(a) with which it is associated is

 

development within section 16(3).’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment allows development consent to be granted for offshore development associated

 

with development for which development consent is required. It also allows development consent

 

to be granted for a restricted category of associated development in Wales, in a case relating to

 

Welsh gas storage facilities.

 

John Healey

 

389

 

Clause  101,  page  47,  line  7,  leave out ‘development falling within subsection

 

(2)(b)’ and insert ‘associated development’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequent on amendment 388.

 

John Healey

 

390

 

Clause  101,  page  47,  line  10,  leave out ‘falls within subsection (2)(b)’ and insert ‘is

 

associated development’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequent on amendment 388.

 


 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

417

 

Parliamentary Star    

Page  48,  line  3,  leave out Clause 104.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 22nd January 2008                

306

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

26

 

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

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

418

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  105,  page  50,  line  12,  leave out paragraphs (a) and (b).

 

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.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Tom Brake

 

398

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  105,  page  50,  line  23,  at end insert ‘and to a resolution of both Houses of

 

Parlaiment made under the super-affirmative resolution procedure as defined by section

 

18 of the Legislative and Regulatory and Reform Act 2006’.

 


 

Dan Rogerson

 

Tom Brake

 

399

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  106,  page  50,  line  34,  leave out from beginning to second ‘the’ in line 36.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Tom Brake

 

400

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  106,  page  50,  line  39,  leave out subsection (4).

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Tom Brake

 

401

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  106,  page  50,  line  43,  leave out ‘28’ and insert ‘56’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 22nd January 2008                

307

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

Dan Rogerson

 

Tom Brake

 

402

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  106,  page  50,  line  45,  leave out subsection (6).

 

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

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

413

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  107,  page  51,  line  17,  leave out ‘or is incidental to’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

419

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  107,  page  51,  line  20,  leave out subsection (3).

 


 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

412

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  109,  page  51,  line  32,  leave out from ‘provision’ to end of line 34.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 22nd January 2008                

308

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

Dan Rogerson

 

Tom Brake

 

403

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  114,  page  55,  line  33,  at end insert—

 

‘(9)    

Where subsection (4) applies the Secretary of State shall publish a statement

 

detailing the means and extent of the preservation or improvement that will be

 

effected on the order land once compulsory acquisition has taken place.’.

 


 

Dan Rogerson

 

Tom Brake

 

404

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  118,  page  58,  line  6,  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

In order to be satisfied under subsection (1)(b), the decision-maker must have

 

regard to public consultation.’.

 


 

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

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

420

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  132,  page  61,  line  28,  leave out paragraph (a).

 


 

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.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 22nd January 2008                

309

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

29

 

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

 


 

Dan Rogerson

 

Tom Brake

 

405

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  134,  page  62,  line  16,  leave out ‘a reasonable period’ and insert ‘14 days’,

 


 

Dan Rogerson

 

Tom Brake

 

406

 

Parliamentary Star    

Page  63,  line  1,  leave out Clause 136.

 


 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

421

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  143,  page  66,  line  8,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

In subsection (1) delete the words “interested in land in the area of a local

 

planning authority”;’.

 


 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

427

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  146,  page  70,  line  16,  at end add—

 

‘(8)    

National policy statements shall take precedence of all other planning documents

 

or planning guidance.’.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 22nd January 2008                

310

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

422

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  150,  page  73,  line  31,  leave out from beginning to end of line 15 on page 74.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

428

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  150,  page  74,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

‘(7)    

A local planning authority may arrange for the discharge of their functions under

 

this section by a panel of elected members drawn from other local planning

 

authorities.’.

 


 

Dan Rogerson

 

Tom Brake

 

407

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  151,  page  74,  line  10,  at end insert—

 

‘(h)    

about the fee to be payable to the local planning authority.’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

423

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  151,  page  76,  line  44,  leave out from beginning to end of line 27 on page 77.

 


 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

415

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  155,  page  83,  line  20,  after ‘development’, insert ‘within the curtilage of a

 

dwellinghouse’.

 



 
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