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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 selected  228

Page  44,  line  35,  leave out Clause 97.

Clause Agreed to.

John Healey

Agreed to  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,’.

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

Not called  70

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

Dan Rogerson

Withdrawn  325

Clause  98,  page  45,  line  30,  leave out ‘and’.

Dan Rogerson

Not called  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.’.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

Clauses 99 and 100 Agreed to.

John Healey

Agreed to  387

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

‘associated development.’.

John Healey

Agreed to  388

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

‘(2A)
“Associated development” means development which—

(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

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(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).’.

John Healey

Agreed to  389

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

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

John Healey

Agreed to  390

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

associated development’.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

Clauses 102 and 103 Agreed to.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Richard Benyon

James Duddridge

Mr David Curry

Not selected  417

Page  48,  line  3,  leave out Clause 104.

Clause Agreed to.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 29th January at 10.30 a.m.