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Amendment of Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Richard Benyon

James Duddridge

Mr David Curry

nc14

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 is amended as

follows.

(2)	In section 67(2) (publicity for applications affecting setting of listed buildings)

after “situated” insert “or online on its own website”.’.

Register of trees

Alun Michael

NC15

To move the following Clause:—

‘After section 210 of TCPA 1990 insert—

“Register of trees of special interest

210A	Register of trees of special interest

(1)	The Secretary of State may compile and maintain a register of trees

situated in England and appearing to him to be of special interest, or may

approve with or without modification such a register compiled by other

persons or bodies, and may amend any register so compiled or approved.

(2)	The Welsh Ministers may compile and maintain a register of trees

situated in Wales and appearing to them to be of special interest, or may

approve with or without modifications such a register compiled by other

persons or bodies, and may amend any register so compiled or approved.

(3)	The Secretary of State or, as the case may be, the Welsh Ministers shall,

as soon as practicable after including in the register an entry relating to

any tree, notify the persons mentioned in subsection (4) of this section of

the inclusion and send them a copy of the entry.

(4)	The persons are—

(a)	the owner and (if the owner is not the occupier) the occupier of

the land on or over which the tree or any part of it is growing; and

(b)	any local planning authority in whose area such land is

situated.”’.

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Protection of trees not subject to a tree preservation order

Alun Michael

NC16

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	In section 211 of the TCPA 1990 (preservation of trees in conservation areas), in

subsection (2), after the words “in a conservation area” add “and to any other

tree”.

(2)	In section 212 (power to disapply section 211)—

(a)	after subsection (2)(b), insert—

“(bb)

trees in such other areas or descriptions of areas as may

be so specified;”;

(b)	in subsection (2)(c), before the word “size”, insert “description,”;

(c)	after subsection (2), insert—

“(2A)

Such regulations may, in particular, exempt from the application

of section 211 any works to a tree whose felling would require a

licence under the Forestry Act 1967.”; and

(d)	omit subsection (4).’.

John Healey

That certain written evidence already reported to the House be appended to the

proceedings of the Committee.

Order of the House [10th December 2007]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Planning Bill:

Committal

1.	The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.	Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 5th February 2008.

3.	The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.	Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.	Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.	Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

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Other proceedings

7.	Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

Order of the Committee [8th JANUARY 2008]

That—

(1)	the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday

8th Janurary) meet—

(a)	at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 8th January;

(b)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 10th January;

(c)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 15th January;

(d)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 17th January;

(e)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 22nd January;

(f)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 24th January;

(g)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 29th January;

(h)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 31st January;

(i)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 5th February;

(2)	the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table:

TABLE

	Date	Time	Witness
	Tuesday 8th January	Until no later than 11.40 a.m.	Confederation of British Industry
	Tuesday 8th January	Until no later than 12.20 p.m.	UK Business Council for
			Sustainable Energy
	Tuesday 8th January	Until no later than 1.00 p.m.	UK Major Ports Group
	Tuesday 8th January	Until no later than 4.50 p.m.	Royal Town Planning Institute
	Tuesday 8th January	Until no later than 5.30 p.m.	Local Government Association
	Tuesday 8th January	Until no later than 6.15 p.m.	Planning Inspectorate
	Tuesday 8th January	Until no later than 7.00 p.m.	Home Builders Federation and
			British Property Federation
	Thursday 10th January	Until no later than 9.45 a.m.	Friends of the Earth
	Thursday 10th January	Until no later than 10.25 a.m.	Environment Agency
	Thursday 10th January	Until no later than 1.40 p.m.	Energy Networks Association
	Thursday 10th January	Until no later than 2.20 p.m.	Campaign to Protect Rural
			England
	Thursday 10th January	Until no later than 4.00 p.m.	Department for Communities and
			Local Government

(3)	proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clause 1; Schedule 1; Clauses 2 to 31; Schedule 2; Clauses

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32 to 157; Schedule 3; Clauses 158 and 159; Schedule 4; Clause 160;

Schedule 5; Clauses 161 to 185; Schedule 6; Clauses 186 to 189; new

Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(4)	the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 7.00 p.m. on Tuesday 5th February.

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Revised 24 January 2008