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474

Clause  153,  page  81,  line  23,  at end insert—

‘(da)

requiring a local planning authority reviewing a case to have special

regard to the matters specified in section 16(2);’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment enables the regulations made by the Secretary of State about reviews of listed

building applications to require an authority reviewing a case to have special regard to the

desirability of preserving the building or its setting or any features of special architectural or

historic interest which it possesses.

John Healey

475

Clause  153,  page  82,  leave out from ‘particular’ in line 17 to end of line 19 and insert—

‘(a)	disapply or modify any provision of, or made under, this Chapter in

relation to such an application;

(b)	impose requirements on the local planning authority determining such an

application.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment makes changes to section 19D(6) which are equivalent to those made to section

19B(2) by amendment 473. In the section 19D(6) case, the regulations can impose requirements

on local planning authorities determining applications under section 19D.

John Healey

476

Clause  153,  page  82,  line  32,  leave out from ‘if’ to end of line 35 and insert ‘—

(a)	the local planning authority—

(i)	have been required under section 19C to review the case, and

(ii)	have failed to complete their review by the end of the period

prescribed by regulations made by virtue of section 19C(4)(f), or

(b)	the local planning authority have been required under section 19D to

determine the application.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment allows an appeal to the Secretary of State under section 20(1) of the Listed

Buildings Act against the refusal, or grant subject to conditions, of a listed building application

where a local planning authority has determined the application under section 19D.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Richard Benyon

James Duddridge

Mr David Curry

415

Clause  155,  page  83,  line  20,  after second ‘development’, insert ‘within the

curtilage of a dwellinghouse’.

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Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

535

Clause  155,  page  83,  line  28,  at end add—

‘(3C)

This section shall not apply to permitted development rights under Part 5 of

Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)

Order 1995.”.’.

John Healey

477

Clause  156,  page  83,  line  29,  at end insert—

‘(1)	TCPA 1990 is amended as follows.

(2)

’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is a technical drafting change as a consequence of amendment 479.

John Healey

478

Clause  156,  page  83,  line  30,  leave out ‘of TCPA 1990’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is a technical drafting change as a consequence of amendment 479.

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’.

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Robert Neill

34

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

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Richard Benyon

James Duddridge

Mr David Curry

35

Clause  156,  page  83,  line  40,  leave out from beginning to end of line 1 on page 84.

John Healey

479

Clause  156,  page  84,  line  1,  at end add—

‘(4)	The power conferred by subsection (1) may be exercised only on an

application made by or on behalf of a person with an interest in the land

to which the planning permission relates.

(5)	An application under subsection (4) must be made in the form and

manner prescribed by development order.

(6)	A local planning authority must comply with such requirements as may

be prescribed by development order as to consultation and publicity in

relation to the exercise of the power conferred by subsection (1).

(3)	In section 5(3) (purposes for which Broads Authority is the sole local district

planning authority) for “97” substitute “96A”.

(4)	In section 69(1) (register of applications etc)—

(a)	after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)

applications for non-material changes to planning

permission under section 96A;”,

(b)	in subsection (2)(a) after “(1)(a)” insert “and (aa)”, and

(c)	in subsection (4) after “(1)(a)” insert “, (aa)”.

(5)	In section 286(1) (challenges to validity on ground of authority’s powers) after

paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)

an application for non-material changes to planning permission

under section 96A;”.

(6)	In Schedule 1 (local planning authorities: distribution of functions), in paragraph

3(1), after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)

applications for non-material changes to planning permission

under section 96A;”.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment relates to the power to make non-material changes to planning permission,

restricting when the power is exercisable, making provision about applications, publicity,

consultation and registration of applications and making related amendments to the Town and

Country Planning Act 1990.

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Alun Michael

439

Clause  157,  page  87,  line  24,  at end insert—

‘(7A)

In section 210 (penalties for non-compliance with tree preservation order)—

(a)	for subsection (1) substitute—

“(1)	If any person contravenes tree preservation regulations, he shall

be guilty of an offence.

(1A)	In proceedings for an offence under this section, it shall be a

defence to prove the following matters—

(a)	that works to the tree were urgently necessary in the

interests of safety or health or for the preservation of the

tree;

(b)	that it was not practicable to secure safety or health or,

as the case may be, the preservation of the tree by other

means;

(c)	that the works carried out were limited to the minimum

measures immediately necessary; and

(d)	that notice in writing justifying in detail the carrying out

of the works was given to the local planning authority as

soon as reasonably practicable.”, and

(b)	omit subsection (4).’.

Alun Michael

440

Schedule  3,  page  121,  line  17,  leave out sub-sub-paragraph (a).

Alun Michael

441

Schedule  3,  page  121,  line  26,  at end insert ‘, and

(c)	in the side-note and the heading above the section for “in conservation

areas” substitute “not subject to tree preservation order”.’.

Alun Michael

442

Schedule  3,  page  121,  line  32,  leave out paragraph 10 and insert—

‘10	In section 213 (duty to plant replacement tree in conservation area)—

(a)	for the words from “at a time” to the end of the paragraph

substitute “at a prescribed time”, and

(b)	in the side-note, for the words after “controls”, substitute

“under section 211”.’.

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480

Clause  160,  page  88,  line  8,  leave out ‘appeal’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 489.

John Healey

481

Clause  160,  page  88,  line  9,  leave out ‘appeals’ and insert ‘proceedings’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 489.

John Healey

482

Clause  160,  page  88,  line  11,  leave out ‘an appeal’ and insert ‘proceedings’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 489.

John Healey

483

Clause  160,  page  88,  line  11,  leave out ‘is’ and insert ‘are’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 489.

John Healey

484

Clause  160,  page  88,  line  12,  leave out ‘appeal’ and insert ‘proceedings’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 489.

Dan Rogerson

Tom Brake

585

Clause  160,  page  88,  line  17,  leave out paragraph (c).

John Healey

485

Clause  160,  page  88,  line  19,  leave out ‘an appeal’ and insert ‘proceedings’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 489.

John Healey

486

Clause  160,  page  88,  line  20,  leave out from ‘period’ to end of line 21.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 489.

John Healey

487

Clause  160,  page  88,  line  23,  leave out ‘appeal is’ and insert ‘proceedings are’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 489.

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488

Clause  160,  page  88,  line  25,  after ‘appellant’ insert ‘or applicant (as the case may

be)’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 489.

John Healey

489

Clause  160,  page  88,  line  29,  at end insert—

‘(aa)

an application referred to the Secretary of State under section 77 instead

of being dealt with by a local planning authority in England;’.

Member’s explanatory statement

The effect of this amendment is that the Secretary of State must make a determination as to the

procedure to be followed where an application is referred to him under section 77 of the Town and

Country Planning Act 1990.

John Healey

490

Clause  160,  page  88,  line  38,  leave out ‘an appeal if it is’ and insert ‘proceedings if

they are’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 489.

John Healey

491

Clause  160,  page  88,  line  39,  leave out ‘an appeal’ and insert ‘proceedings’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 489.

John Healey

492

Clause  160,  page  88,  line  40,  leave out ‘it’ and insert ‘the proceedings’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 489.

John Healey

493

Clause  160,  page  88,  line  41,  at end insert—

‘(9)	The Secretary of State may by order amend subsection (7) to—

(a)	add proceedings to, or remove proceedings from, the list of

proceedings to which this section applies, or

(b)	otherwise modify the descriptions of proceedings to which this

section applies.

(10)	An order under subsection (9) may—

(a)	contain incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional

and transitory provision and savings;

(b)	amend, repeal or revoke any provision made by or under this Act

or by or under any other Act.”’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment allows the Secretary of State, by order, to alter the list of proceedings (set out in

new section 319A(7) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) in relation to which the

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Secretary of State is required to make a determination as to procedure.

John Healey

494

Clause  160,  page  89,  line  2,  leave out ‘appeals’ and insert ‘proceedings’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 502.

John Healey

495

Clause  160,  page  89,  line  4,  leave out ‘an appeal’ and insert ‘proceedings’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 502.

John Healey

496

Clause  160,  page  89,  line  4,  leave out ‘is’ and insert ‘are’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 502.

John Healey

497

Clause  160,  page  89,  line  5,  leave out ‘appeal’ and insert ‘proceedings’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 502.

Dan Rogerson

Tom Brake

586

Clause  160,  page  89,  line  10,  leave out paragraph (c).

John Healey

498

Clause  160,  page  89,  line  12,  leave out ‘an appeal’ and insert ‘proceedings’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 502.

John Healey

499

Clause  160,  page  89,  line  13,  leave out from ‘period’ to end of line 14.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 502.

John Healey

500

Clause  160,  page  89,  line  16,  leave out ‘appeal is’ and insert ‘proceedings are’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 502.

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Revised 29 January 2008