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Housing: Planning Permission
Mr. Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the timetable is for changes to permitted development rights with regards to household extensions; and how the proposed changes will amend planning rules on loft extensions. [203051]
Mr. Iain Wright: The Government intend to bring into force amendments to householder permitted development rights, including those for roof extensions, in October this year. The proposed regime will keep the current approach that allows householders roof extensions of up to no more than 40 cubic metres for terraced houses and 50 cubic metres for detached and semi-detached properties. An extension will not be permitted on a roof that fronts the house and is visible from the highway. Rear loft extensions will have to be set back at least 20 centimetres from the eaves.
A key change for all types of household extension is that the overall household volume restriction will be removed. This means that householders will no longer have to apply for planning permission for loft extensions if they have already extended at ground level.
Roof extensions will not be permitted development in certain sensitive areas such as conservation areas and national parks.
Housing: Sustainable Development
Mr. Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assumptions are made on the amount of waste and recycling produced each week in litres by family homes in determining the Code for Sustainable Homes recommendations on household waste storage capacity. [204722]
Mr. Iain Wright: The Code for Sustainable Homes does not make any assumptions on the amount of waste and recycling produced by family homes. The Code’s Technical Guidance published in April 2008 contains mandatory minimum standards for the waste and recycling component for all levels of the Code. It states that space allocated for waste storage should be able to hold containers, the volume of which must be at least the minimum recommended by British Standard BS 5906 (British Standards, 2005) i.e. 100 litres volume for a single bedroom dwelling, with a further 70 litres volume for each additional bedroom.
A local authority recycling scheme offering containers equal to or greater than this volume would meet the requirements under the Code for Sustainable Homes, providing adequate external space is allocated to accommodate them. If the local authority provides containers with a smaller volume, or if no local authority scheme exists, the developer will need to ensure and demonstrate that the minimum recommended volume is met if they are to meet the requirements under the Code.
The Code also states that all containers must be accessible to disabled people, particularly wheelchair users, and sited on a hard, level surface. To allow easy access, the containers must not be stacked.
INTERREG Programme
Mr. Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 19 March 2008, Official Report, column 1203W, on the France (Channel)-England Programme Managing Authority, which local authorities in England fall within the programme area. [202990]
John Healey: The following local authorities in England fall within the area covered by the France (Channel)—England cross border co-operation programme:
Brighton and Hove City Council
East Sussex County Council
Eastbourne Borough Council
Hastings Borough Council
Lewes District Council
Rother District Council
Wealden District Council
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
East Hampshire District Council
Eastleigh Borough Council
Fareham Borough Council
Gosport Borough Council
Hampshire County Council
Hart District Council
Havant Borough Council
New Forest District Council
Portsmouth City Council
Rushmoor Borough Council
Southampton City Council
Test Valley Borough Council
Winchester City Council
Isle of Wight Council
Waverley Borough Council
Woking Borough Council
Adur District Council
Arun District Council
Chichester District Council
Crawley Borough Council
Horsham District Council
Mid Sussex District Council
West Sussex County Council
Worthing Borough Council
Ashford Borough Council
Canterbury City Council
Dartford Borough Council
Dover District Council
Gravesham Borough Council
Kent County Council
Maidstone Borough Council
Medway Council
Sevenoaks District Council
Shepway District Council
Swale Borough Council
Thanet District Council
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Elmbridge Borough Council
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Guildford Borough Council
Mole Valley District Council
Tandridge District Council
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
Runnymede Borough Council
Spelthorne Borough Council
Surrey County Council
Surrey Heath Borough Council
Breckland District Council
Broadland District Council
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Norfolk County Council
North Norfolk District Council
Norwich City Council
South Norfolk Council
Babergh District Council
Forest Heath District Council
Ipswich Borough Council
Mid Suffolk District Council
St. Edmundsbury Borough Council
Suffolk Coastal District Council
Suffolk County Council
Waveney District Council
Cambridge City Council
Cambridgeshire County Council
East Cambridgeshire District Council
Fenland District Council
Huntingdonshire District Council
Peterborough City Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Basildon District Council
Braintree District Council
Brentwood Borough Council
Castle Point Borough Council
Chelmsford Borough Council
Colchester Borough Council
Epping Forest District Council
Essex County Council
Harlow District Council
Maldon District Council
Rochford District Council
Southend on Sea Borough Council
Tendring District Council
Thurrock Council
Uttlesford District Council
Caradon District Council
Carick District Council
Cornwall County Council
Kerrier District Council
North Cornwall District Council
Penwith District Council
Restormel Borough Council
Isle of Scilly Council
Devon County Council
East Devon District Council
Exeter City Council
Mid Devon District Council
North Devon District Council
Plymouth City Council
Bournemouth Borough Council
Christchurch Borough Council
Dorset County Council
East Dorset District Council
North Dorset District Council
Purbeck District Council
West Dorset District Council
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council
Mendip District Council
Sedgemoor District Council
Somerset County Council
South Somerset District Council
Taunton Deane District Council
West Somerset District Council
Kennet District Council
North Wiltshire District Council
Torbay Council
South Hams District Council
Teignbridge District Council
West Devon Borough Council
Torridge District Council
Salisbury District Council
Borough of Poole
West Wiltshire District Council
Wiltshire County Council
Mr. Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans there are for the managing authority of the France (Manche)-England Operational Programme to be designated as a body under European Grouping of Territorial Co-operation provisions. [203041]
John Healey: There are no such plans at present.
INTERREG Programme: Essex
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what projects are being considered in (a) Castle Point constituency and (b) Essex for funding under the (i) INTERREG and (ii) European Social Fund programmes; and if she will make a statement. [203635]
John Healey: The information requested is as follows.
Essex is included as an adjacent area in the France(Channel)-England and Two Seas INTERREG IVA programmes. The Operational Programmes for both programmes were submitted to the European Commission in November 2007 and have not yet been adopted, or approved, by the Commission. No projects have therefore yet been considered for approval.
Essex is included in the North sea and North West Europe INTERREG IVB programmes. Both these programmes have now had a first call for projects resulting in 11 approvals. One of the North West Europe projects—IMCORE—has a Colchester based partner called Coastnet.
The second call for North sea projects has closed. Of the 30 project applications submitted two have Essex based partners. Essex county council for Haven Gateway is a partner in the Dryport project and Southend on Sea borough council is a partner in the Building with Care project. The second call for North West Europe projects closes on 9 May and we do not yet have information on individual partners.
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