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(7)	The Secretary of State must exercise power under subsection (1) so as to ensure

that every local authority area is included in a Housing Assessment Report.

(8)	A local authority—

(a)	must provide the Secretary of State with or make public such information

as may be required, in such form and at such times as may be required,

about the authority’s implementation of its Housing Assessment Report;

(b)	must keep its Housing Assessment Report under review; and

(c)	may from time to time, after consultation with such persons as it thinks

fit, modify its Housing Assessment Report.’.

National planning policy framework

Barabara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

NC7

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	After Part 1 of the Planning Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 insert—

“1A	National Planning Policy Framework

(1)	There is to be a National Planning Policy Framework for England that is

to set out in broad terms how the Secretary of State considers that the

development and use of land could and should occur.

(2)	The National Planning Policy Framework must contain—

(a)	a statement of what the Secretary of State considers to be the

economic, enviromental and social priorities and objectives for

the development and use of land;

(b)	general policies for the implementation of those priorities and

objectives;

(c)	an account of such matters as the Secretary of State considers

affect, or may come to affect, the development and use of land;

(d)	any other matter which the Secretary of State considers

appropriate to include.

(3)	The National Planning Policy Framework may contain such maps,

diagrams, illustrations, descriptive matter (if any) or other matters as the

Secretary of State thinks appropriate.

(4)	The Secretary of State is to—

(a)	prepare and publish the framework, and

(b)	keep it under review.

(5)	At least every five years after publishing the framework under subsection

(4)(a), the Secretary of State is either—

(a)	to revise the framework, or

(b)	to publish an explanation of why the Secretary of State has

decided not to revise it.

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(6)	If the Secretary of State revised the framwork, the Secretary of State is to

publish it as revised.

(7)	The National Planning Policy Framework, or a revised framework, may

be published only if the consultation and publicity requirement set out in

section 2, and the parliamentary requirements set out in section 3, have

been complied with in relation to it.

2	Consulation and Publicity

(1)	This section sets out the consultation and publicity requirements referred

to in section 1(7).

(2)	The Secretary of State must carry out such consultation, and arrange for

such publicity, as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate in relation to

the National Planning Policy Framework, or a revised framework. This

is subject to subsection (3).

(3)	Regulations may make provision in connection with additional

requirements for consultation and publicity that the Secretary of State

must comply with.

(4)	The Secretary of State must have regard to the responses to the

consultation and publicity in deciding whether to proceed with

publishing the National Planning Policy Framework, or a revised

framework.

3	Parliamentary requirements

(1)	This section sets out the parliamentary requirements referred to in section

1(7).

(2)	Before publication, the Secretary of State must lay the National Planning

Policy Framework, or a revised framework, or a revised framework,

before Parliament.

(3)	Section 9 of the Planning Act 2008, which makes provision about the

parliamentary requirements for national policy statements, is to apply in

relation to the National Planning Policy Framework, or a revised

framework.

4	Sustainable Development

(1)	The Secretary of State must exercise the functions of preparing and

revising the National Planning Policy Framework with the objective of

achieving sustainable development.

(2)	For the purposes of this section, the Secretary of State must act under any

guidance, strategies or frameworks relating to sustainable development

that may be adopted in England from time to time.

5	Status and Effect

(1)	For the purposes of a planning decision, where there exists any conflict

or inconsistency between the policies and objectives contained in the

National Planning Policy Framework and any other planning document,

the National Planning Policy Framework shall prevail.

(2)	In this section—

(a)	“planning decision” means—

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(i)	a development consent order under the Planning Act

2008;

(ii)	planning permission under the principal Act;

(b)	“planning document” means—

(i)	a national policy statement under Part 2 of the Planning

Act 2008;

(ii)	the development plan;

(iii)

a neighbourhood development plan.”.’.

Order of the House [17 January 2011]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Localism Bill—

Committal

1.	The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.	Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 10 March 2011.

3.	The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.	Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.	Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.	Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7.	Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

Order of the Committee [25 January 2011]

That—

(1)	the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 9.30 am on Tuesday 25

January) meet—

(a)	at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 25 January;

(b)	at 9.30 am and 12.30 pm on Thursday 27 January;

(c)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 1 February;

(d)	at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 3 February;

(e)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 8 February;

(f)	at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 10 February;

(g)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 15 February;

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(h)	at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 17 February;

(i)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 1 March;

(j)	at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 3 March;

(k)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 8 March;

(l)	at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 10 March;

(2)	the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table—

TABLE

	Date	Time	Witness
	Tuesday	Until no later than	Local Government Association; Localis;
	25 January	11.00 am	Centre for Local Economic Strategies; Local
			Government Information Unit.
	Tuesday	Until no later than	Cllr. Keith Barrow, Leader of Shropshire
	25 January	11.30 am	Council; Cllr. Mike Jones, Leader of Cheshire
			West and Chester Council; Civic Voice.
	Tuesday	Until no later than	SOLACE; New Local Government Network;
	25 January	12.15 pm	Prof. George Jones, Emeritus Professor of
			Government, London School of Economics;
			Prof. John Stewart, Emeritus Professor of
			Local Government and Administration,
			University of Birmingham.
	Tuesday	Until no later than	Greater London Authority; London Councils;
	25 January	1.00 pm	Unison.
	Tuesday	Until no later than	Chartered Institute for Housing; Shelter;
	25 January	5.00 pm	National Housing Federation; Brent Private
			Tenants Rights Group; Tenant Services
			Authority.
	Tuesday	Until no later than	Barratt Developments; Redrow; Taylor
	25 January	6.00 pm	Wimpey; Emerson Group.
	Tuesday	Until no later than	Home Builders Federation; British Property
	25 January	7.00 pm	Federation; National Federation of ALMOs;
			British Land.
	Thursday	Until no later than	Confederation of British Industry; British
	27 January	10.25 am	Chambers of Commerce; Federation of Small
			Businesses.
	Thursday	Until no later than	Wildlife and Countryside Link; Royal Society
	27 January	1.15 pm	for the Protection of Birds; Campaign to
			Protect Rural England; The Country Land and
			Business Association; Action with
			Communities in Rural England.
	Thursday	Until no later than	Town and Country Planning Association;
	27 January	2.00 pm	Planning Officers Society; Royal Town
			Planning Institute; Royal Institute of
			Chartered Surveyors.
	Thursday	Until no later than	National Association of Local Councils;
	27 January	2.45 pm	National Council for Voluntary
			Organisations; Association of Chief
			Executives of Voluntary Organisations;
			National Association for Voluntary and
			Community Action; Open Spaces Society.
	Thursday	Until no later than	Department for Communities and Local
	27 January	3.30 pm	Government.

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(3)	proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clause 1; Schedule 1; Clauses 2 to 10; Schedule 2; Clause

11; Schedule 3; Clauses 12 to 14; Schedule 4; Clauses 15 to 56; Schedules 5

and 6; Clauses 57 to 64; Schedule 7; Clauses 65 to 89; Schedule 8; Clauses

90 to 96; Schedules 9 to 11; Clauses 97 to 101; Schedule 12; Clauses 102 to

107; Schedule 13; Clauses 108 to 133; Schedule 14; Clauses 134 to 140;

Schedule 15; Clauses 141 to 150; Schedule 16; Clause 151; Schedule 17;

Clauses 152 to 156; Schedule 18; Clauses 157 to 166; Schedules 19 and 20;

Clauses 167 to 169; Schedule 21; Clauses 170 to 193; Schedule 22; Clauses

194 and 195; Schedule 23; Clauses 196 to 200; new Clauses; new Schedules;

Clauses 201 to 203; Schedule 24; Clauses 204 to 207; remaining proceedings

on the Bill;

(4)	the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 4.00 pm on Thursday 10 March.

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