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Consideration of Bill: 25th June 2008                  

2798

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

“for planning permission”.’.

 


 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

197

 

Page  97,  line  13  [Clause  164],  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

conditions limiting the duration of the consent.’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

198

 

Page  97,  line  21  [Clause  164],  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

In relation to any tree planted in pursuance of a condition within subsection

 

(4)(a), tree preservation regulations may make provision —

 

(a)    

for the tree preservation order concerned to apply to the tree;

 

(b)    

authorising the person imposing the condition to specify that the tree

 

preservation order concerned is not to apply to the tree.

 

(4B)    

“The tree preservation order concerned” is the order in force in relation to the tree

 

in respect of which consent is given under tree preservation regulations.’.

 


 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

199

 

Page  99,  line  19  [Clause  166],  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

The Welsh Ministers may by order amend Schedule 4 to the Welsh Development

 

Agency Act 1975 for the purpose of authorising the use in accordance with

 

planning permission of land acquired under section 21A of that Act, even if the

 

use involves—

 

(a)    

interference with an interest or right to which paragraph 6 of that

 

Schedule applies, or

 

(b)    

a breach of a restriction as to the user of land arising by virtue of a

 

contract.

 

(3)    

The power to make an order under subsection (2) is exercisable by statutory

 

instrument.

 

(4)    

The power includes—

 

(a)    

power to make different provision for different purposes (including

 

different areas);

 

(b)    

power to make incidental, consequential, supplementary, transitional or

 

transitory provision or savings.

 

(5)    

No order may be made under subsection (2) unless a draft of the instrument

 

containing the order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the

 

National Assembly for Wales.’.

 



 
 

Consideration of Bill: 25th June 2008                  

2799

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

new clauses, and amendments TO CLAUSES, relating to part 11

 

Community Infrastructure Levy: procedure

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

NC33

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

CIL regulations may include provision about procedures to be followed in

 

connection with CIL.

 

(2)    

In particular, the regulations may make provision about—

 

(a)    

procedures to be followed by a charging authority proposing to begin

 

charging CIL;

 

(b)    

procedures to be followed by a charging authority proposing to stop

 

charging CIL;

 

(c)    

consultation;

 

(d)    

the publication or other treatment of reports;

 

(e)    

timing and methods of publication;

 

(f)    

making documents available for inspection;

 

(g)    

providing copies of documents (with or without charge);

 

(h)    

the form and content of documents;

 

(i)    

giving notice;

 

(j)    

serving notices or other documents;

 

(k)    

examinations to be held in public in the course of setting or revising rates

 

or other criteria or of preparing lists;

 

(l)    

the terms and conditions of appointment of independent persons;

 

(m)    

remuneration and expenses of independent persons (which may be

 

required to be paid by the Secretary of State or by a charging authority);

 

(n)    

other costs in connection with examinations;

 

(o)    

reimbursement of expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State

 

(including provision for enforcement);

 

(p)    

apportionment of costs;

 

(q)    

combining procedures in connection with CIL with procedures for

 

another purpose of a charging authority (including a purpose of that

 

authority in another capacity).

 

(3)    

A provision of this Part conferring express power to make procedural provision

 

in a specified context includes, in particular, power to make provision about the

 

matters specified in subsection (2).

 

(4)    

Sections 187 to 189 do not apply to this Part (but CIL regulations may make

 

similar provision).’.

 


 

Community Infrastructure Levy: repeals

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

NC34

 

To move the following Clause:—


 
 

Consideration of Bill: 25th June 2008                  

2800

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

‘The following provisions of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

 

(c. 5) shall cease to have effect—

 

(a)    

sections 46 to 48 (planning contribution), and

 

(b)    

paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 (repeal of sections 106 to 106B of the Town

 

and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8) (planning obligations)).’.

 


 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

200

 

Page  107,  line  26  [Clause  175],  leave out from ‘specify’ to end of line 27 and insert

 

‘the authorities which may charge CIL, each of which must be’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr David Jones

 

57

 

Page  107,  line  27  [Clause  175],  leave out ‘In particular’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr David Jones

 

58

 

Page  107,  line  27  [Clause  175],  after ‘may’, insert ‘only’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

201

 

Page  107,  line  28  [Clause  175],  at end insert ‘or Part 2 of the PCPA 2004),’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr David Jones

 

59

 

Page  107  [Clause  175],  leave out lines 32 to 35.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

202

 

Page  107,  line  33  [Clause  175],  at end insert ‘, or’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

203

 

Page  107,  line  34  [Clause  175],  leave out from ‘London,’ to end of line 35.

 


 

Dan Rogerson

 

Tom Brake

 

309

 

Page  108,  line  10  [Clause  176],  leave out from ‘it,’ to end of line 13 and insert—

 

‘(c)    

the amount of CIL is determined contingent on a projected time period

 

during which development will take place, with particular reference to

 

when development is expected to complete (“the completion date”), and


 
 

Consideration of Bill: 25th June 2008                  

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Planning Bill, continued

 
 

(d)    

charging authorities may reassess the amount of CIL payable if

 

development is not complete more than 12 months after the completion

 

date.’.

 

Mr Clive Betts

 

314

 

Page  108,  line  13  [Clause  176],  at end insert ‘, and

 

(d)    

CIL is not payable by incorporated companies whose primary purpose is

 

the provision and operation of infrastructure and whose profits are

 

applied solely for that purpose.’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr David Jones

 

293

 

Page  108  [Clause  176],  leave lines 35 to 37.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr David Jones

 

295

 

Page  108,  line  42  [Clause  177],  leave out ‘determining the amount of CIL’ and

 

insert ‘those authorities empowered to charge CIL to determine the amount of CIL by

 

reference to rates or criteria in a development plan document’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr David Jones

 

296

 

Page  108,  line  43  [Clause  177],  leave out subsection (2).

 


 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr David Jones

 

294

 

Page  109,  line  13  [Clause  177],  leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

 

‘(b)    

to have regard to not prejudicing the supply of land planned in the

 

development plan;’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

204

 

Page  109,  line  21  [Clause  177],  at end insert—

 

‘(da)    

to have regard, to the extent and in the manner specified by the

 

regulations, to other actual or expected sources of funding for

 

infrastructure;’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

205

 

Page  109,  line  45  [Clause  177],  after ‘for’, insert ‘differential rates, which may

 

include provision for supplementary charges, increased rates or’.

 



 
 

Consideration of Bill: 25th June 2008                  

2802

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

206

 

Page  110,  line  2  [Clause  178],  leave out ‘collects’ and insert ‘charges’.

 

Mrs Jacqui Lait

 

Mr David Jones

 

297

 

Page  110,  line  32  [Clause  178],  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

require authorities to use best endeavours to deliver the infrastructure

 

funded by CIL;

 

(e)    

require all other providers of infrastructure involved in the delivery of

 

infrastructure funded by CIL to use best endeavours to assist in delivering

 

the infrastructure.’.

 


 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

207

 

Page  111,  line  1  [Clause  178],  leave out ‘the’ and insert ‘actual or expected’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

208

 

Page  111,  line  25  [Clause  179],  at end insert—

 

‘(7)    

Regulations under this section may make provision about the source of payments

 

in respect of Crown interests.’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

209

 

Page  111,  line  29  [Clause  180],  leave out ‘and the regulations may,’ and insert—

 

‘(2A)    

The regulations may,’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

210

 

Page  111,  line  36  [Clause  180],  at end insert—

 

‘(ea)    

conferring a power of entry onto land;

 

(eb)    

requiring the provision of information;’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

211

 

Page  111,  line  39  [Clause  180],  after ‘information’, insert ‘or failure to provide

 

information’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

212

 

Page  111,  line  40  [Clause  180],  at end insert—

 

‘(fa)    

conferring power to prosecute an offence;’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

213

 

Page  111,  line  42  [Clause  180],  at end insert—


 
 

Consideration of Bill: 25th June 2008                  

2803

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

‘(h)    

conferring jurisdiction on a court to grant injunctive or other relief to

 

enforce a provision of the regulations (including a provision included in

 

reliance on this section).’.

 


 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

214

 

Page  112,  line  3  [Clause  180],  at end insert—

 

‘(4)    

Regulations under this section creating a criminal offence may not provide for—

 

(a)    

a maximum fine exceeding £20,000 on summary conviction,

 

(b)    

a maximum term of imprisonment exceeding 6 months on summary

 

conviction, or

 

(c)    

a maximum term of imprisonment exceeding 2 years on conviction on

 

indictment.

 

(5)    

The Secretary of State may by order amend subsection (4) to reflect

 

commencement of section 283 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

215

 

Page  112,  line  3  [Clause  180],  at end insert—

 

‘(4)    

In this Part a reference to administrative expenses in connection with CIL

 

includes a reference to enforcement expenses.’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

216

 

Page  112,  line  34  [Clause  182],  leave out from ‘include’ to ‘amending’ in line 35

 

and insert ‘provision of a kind permitted by section 190(3)(b) (and incidental,

 

supplemental or consequential provision may include provision disapplying, modifying

 

the effect of or’.

 


 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

217

 

Page  113,  line  4  [Clause  183],  after ‘charging’, insert ‘or other’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

218

 

Page  113,  line  5  [Clause  183],  leave out ‘charging’.

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

219

 

Page  113,  line  11  [Clause  183],  after ‘effectiveness’, insert ‘, or increasing the

 

use,’.

 



 
 

Consideration of Bill: 25th June 2008                  

2804

 

Planning Bill, continued

 
 

remaining proceedings

 

Grants for advice and assistance: England and Wales

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

NC28

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘In section 304A(1) of TCPA 1990 (grants for assisting the provision of advice

 

and assistance in connection with planning matters), after paragraph (b) insert—

 

“(ba)    

the Planning Act 2008;”’.

 


 

Application to Parliament

 

Secretary Hazel Blears

 

NC35

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘This Act has effect despite any rule of law relating to Parliament or the law and

 

practice of Parliament.’.

 


 

Amendment of the Telecommunications Act 1984

 

Andrew Stunell

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

NC5

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Schedule 2 to the Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12) is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

After paragraph 5(3) insert—

 

“(3A)    

No order under this paragraph shall be made in respect of any land or

 

premises consisting of an educational, nursery or medical facility.”

 

(3)    

After paragraph 5 insert—

 

“5A(1)  

A notice may be served by a properly constituted body on the operator

 

of an electronic communications network which may require that—

 

(a)    

all telecommunications masts and associated apparatus be

 

removed from premises or land used for—

 

(i)    

medical or health related purposes, or

 

(ii)    

education, including use as a nursery; and

 

(b)    

any land or premises, which has been the subject of a

 

compulsory purchase made under the powers granted by

 

section 118 of the Communications Act 2003 shall revert to

 

the original owner.


 
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