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Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 22nd January 2008
37

Planning Bill, continued

‘(a)
’.

John Healey

Agreed to  350

Clause  30,  page  16,  line  11,  after ‘(2)’ insert ‘, and

(b)
the terms in which a direction under subsection (2) should be given.’.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

Clause 31 Agreed to.

John Healey

Agreed to  148

Schedule  2,  page  114,  line  16,  leave out ‘In’.

John Healey

Agreed to  149

Schedule  2,  page  114,  line  17,  after ‘authorisation)’ insert ‘is amended as follows.

      (2)
’.

John Healey

Agreed to  150

Schedule  2,  page  114,  line  20,  at end insert—

    ‘(3)
In subsection (1A)(b) for “pipe-line which is the subject of a pipe-line

construction authorisation” substitute “nationally significant pipe-line”.

      (4)
After subsection (1A) insert—

“(1B)
For the purposes of subsection (1A), a pipe-line is a nationally

significant pipe-line if—

(a)
its construction has been authorised by a pipe-line

construction authorisation, or

(b)
development consent under the Planning Act 2008 is required,

and has been granted, for its construction.”.’.

John Healey

Agreed to  351

Schedule  2,  page  114,  line  21,  leave out paragraph 8.

John Healey

Agreed to  352

Schedule  2,  page  116,  line  1,  leave out paragraph 17.

John Healey

Agreed to  353

Schedule  2,  page  116,  line  16,  leave out ‘under the Planning Act 2008’.

John Healey

Agreed to  354

Schedule  2,  page  116,  line  19,  leave out ‘under the Planning Act 2008’.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 22nd January 2008
38

Planning Bill, continued

John Healey

Agreed to  355

Schedule  2,  page  116,  line  19,  at end insert—

‘21A
In section 37 (exemptions from offence under section 35) after subsection (1)

insert—

“(1A)
Section 35 does not apply to the carrying out of any operations for

which development consent has been granted.”

21B
In section 61(1) (interpretation of Act) at the appropriate place insert—

““development consent” means development consent under the Planning

Act 2008;”.’.

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

Mr Clive Betts

Withdrawn  391

Clause  32,  page  16,  line  25,  leave out ‘Commission’ and insert ‘Secretary of State’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Not called  10

Clause  32,  page  16,  line  25,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
An order granting development consent may also be issued by the High Court

consequent on a decision under section 27(2).’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

Withdrawn  227

Clause  32,  page  16,  line  31,  at end insert—

‘(e)
be accompanied by evidence that the applicant has taken all reasonable

steps to secure conformity with the Local Development Framework

policies of the affected local planning authority and where applicants

have departed from local policy, an explanation for any such departure.’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

Withdrawn  201

Clause  32,  page  17,  line  5,  leave out ‘section 42(5)’ and insert ‘sections 37, 42 and

43’.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 22nd January 2008
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Planning Bill, continued

Clause Agreed to.

Mr Clive Betts

Not called  392

Clause  33,  page  17,  line  14,  leave out ‘Commission’ and insert ‘Secretary of State’.

Mr Clive Betts

Not called  393

Clause  33,  page  17,  line  15,  leave out ‘its’and insert ‘the’.

Clause Agreed to.

John Healey

Agreed to  356

Clause  34,  page  17,  line  32,  after ‘consent,’ insert—

‘(aa)
consultation reports received by the Commission under section

32(3)(c),’.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

Dan Rogerson

Tom Brake

Not selected  167

Page  17,  line  35,  leave out Clause 35.

Clause Agreed to.

Clause 36 Agreed to.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Withdrawn  11

Clause  37,  page  18,  line  17,  at end insert ‘and who must include residents affected

by the proposed application’.

Mr Clive Betts

Withdrawn  83

Clause  37,  page  18,  line  19,  after ‘London,’, insert—

‘(ca)
the relevant passenger transport authority or authorities in cases where

the proposed application would have impacts on the provision of

transport in their area or areas,’.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 22nd January 2008
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Planning Bill, continued

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Richard Benyon

James Duddridge

Mr David Curry

Not selected  408

Clause  37,  page  18,  line  21,  at end insert ‘and

(e)
such organisations that are likely to have an interest in the consequences

of the proposed application on the land.’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Not called  12

Clause  37,  page  18,  line  22,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

Clause Agreed to.

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 a.m.