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Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 24th January 2008      

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Planning Bill, continued

 
 

Dan Rogerson

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Not called  293

 

Clause  75,  page  36,  line  8,  leave out paragraph (a).

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  208

 

Clause  75,  page  36,  line  9,  at end insert ‘and neither the applicant for development

 

consent proposes, nor the Commissioner considers, that any order granting development

 

consent should include provisions made in exercise of any of the powers conferred by

 

section105(6)(a) or (b).’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Not called  294

 

Clause  75,  page  36,  line  10,  leave out ‘, in any other case’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Not selected  394

 

Page  36,  line  17,  leave out Clause 76.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  209

 

Clause  77,  page  36,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

If the Council consider that order granting development consent should be made

 

and should include provisions made in exercise of any of the powers conferred by

 

section 105(6)(a) or (b) it shall refer the single Commissioner’s report and a

 

report of its views to the Secretary of State for determination.’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Not called  295

 

Clause  77,  page  36,  line  31,  at end add—

 

‘(5)    

Decisions made under this section shall be subject to approval by the Secretary of

 

State.’.

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 24th January 2008      

56

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Not selected  395

 

Page  36,  line  23,  leave out Clause 77.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 78 Agreed to.

 

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Withdrawn  296

 

Clause  79,  page  37,  line  21,  leave out paragraph (a).

 

John Healey

 

Agreed to  378

 

Clause  79,  page  37,  line  21,  after ‘are’ insert ‘vexatious or’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

Withdrawn  409

 

Clause  79,  page  37,  line  21,  at end insert ‘or’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

Not called  410

 

Clause  79,  page  37,  line  22,  leave out from ‘statement’ to end of line 23.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Not called  20

 

Clause  79,  page  37,  line  23,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

Subject to subsection (3) above, nothing in this section shall restrict the rights of

 

interested parties to make oral representations or cross-examine witnesses.’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 24th January 2008      

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Planning Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

Not called  327

 

Clause  80,  page  37,  line  27,  at end insert ‘, but in doing so must consider any

 

statement of impacts and mitigation prepared under section (Duty to identify and mitigate

 

adverse impacts).’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Not called  297

 

Clause  80,  page  37,  line  30,  leave out ‘and’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Not called  298

 

Clause  80,  page  37,  line  31,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

an independent third party (“the third party”) who shall undertake

 

community engagement as set out in subsection (7), and

 

(d)    

senior officers and councillors of the relevant local planning authorities,’.

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

Not called  328

 

Clause  80,  page  37,  line  36,  at end insert ‘including receiving requests to be heard

 

orally pursuant to section 84.’.

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

Not called  329

 

Clause  80,  page  37,  line  36,  at end insert—

 

‘(b)    

to consider whether and how the range and comprehensiveness of the

 

issues identified in any statement of impacts and mitigations prepared

 

under section (Duty to identify and mitigate adverse impacts) and

 

mitigations proposed thereto should be examined.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 24th January 2008      

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Planning Bill, continued

 
 

Clause 81 Agreed to.

 

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

Not called  21

 

Clause  82,  page  38,  line  19,  leave out ‘is to’ and insert ‘may’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  267

 

Clause  82,  page  38,  line  20,  after ‘written’, insert ‘and oral’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

Not called  22

 

Clause  82,  page  38,  line  20,  at end insert ‘subject to the right of interested parties to

 

make oral representations and cross-examine witnesses.’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  268

 

Clause  82,  page  38,  line  20,  at end insert ‘and the carrying out of a site visit’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  269

 

Clause  83,  page  38,  line  42,  after ‘representations’, insert ‘whether personally, or

 

by its counsel, solicitor or agent’.

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 24th January 2008      

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Planning Bill, continued

 
 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  270

 

Clause  83,  page  38,  line  42,  at end insert ‘and to call and to cross-examine

 

witnesses’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

Negatived on division  271

 

Clause  84,  page  39,  line  12,  after ‘representations’, insert ‘whether personally, or

 

by its counsel, solicitor or agent’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Tom Brake

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

Not called  23

 

Clause  84,  page  39,  line  12,  at end insert ‘and to cross-examine witnesses’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  272

 

Clause  84,  page  39,  line  12,  at end add ‘and to call and to cross-examine

 

witnesses’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Negatived on division  319

 

Clause  84,  page  39,  line  12,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

Any deadline fixed under subsection (1) shall not be less than 56 days after the

 

day on which the date of the open-floor hearing is announced.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 24th January 2008      

60

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Tom Brake

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

Not called  24

 

Clause  85,  page  39,  line  23,  leave out from beginning to second ‘the’ in line 24.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  273

 

Clause  85,  page  39,  leave out lines 23 to 25.

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

Not called  88

 

Clause  85,  page  39,  line  25,  at end insert ‘but where a local planning authority

 

requests that a party be cross-examinied, the Examining Authority will be obliged to grant

 

the request;’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Tom Brake

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

Mr David Jones

 

Not called  25

 

Clause  85,  page  39,  line  39,  leave out subsection (7).

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  274

 

Clause  85,  page  39,  line  43,  leave out ‘exceptionally’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  275

 

Clause  85,  page  39,  line  44,  leave out ‘necessary’ and insert ‘appropriate’.

 

John Healey

 

Agreed to  379

 

Clause  85,  page  40,  line  7,  after ‘irrelevant’ insert ‘, vexatious or’.

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 24th January 2008      

61

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

Not called  429

 

Clause  85,  page  40,  line  8,  at end insert ‘or,’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Richard Benyon

 

James Duddridge

 

Mr David Curry

 

Not called  411

 

Clause  85,  page  40,  line  10,  leave out from ‘person)’ to end of line 11.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clause 86 Agreed to.

 

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  276

 

Clause  87,  page  40,  line  45,  at end insert ‘and’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Robert Neill

 

Mr David Jones

 

Mr Richard Benyon

 

Mr David Curry

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  277

 

Clause  87,  page  41,  line  3,  leave out from ‘application’ to end of line 5.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 88 Agreed to.

 

 

John Healey

 

Agreed to  380

 

Clause  89,  page  41,  line  31,  leave out subsection (2).

 
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