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| | | (a) | “planning decision” means— |
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| | | (i) | a development consent order under the Planning Act |
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| | | (ii) | planning permission under the principal Act; |
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| | | (b) | “planning document” means— |
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| | | (i) | a national policy statement under Part 2 of the Planning |
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| | | (ii) | the development plan; |
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| | | (iii) | a neighbourhood development plan.”.’. |
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| | | Local enterprise partnerships |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | For the purpose of this section England may be divided into economic areas to |
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| | | form the basis of a Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The boundaries of the |
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| | | economic areas for each LEP are to be decided by the leaders of local authorities |
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| | | and are subject to approval by the Secretary of State. |
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| | | (2) | A local enterprise partnership can be established under this section as a body |
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| | | corporate as and when the board members of such an organisation consider |
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| | | (3) | On being established as a body corporate a local enterprise partnership may be |
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| | | given formal powers by the Secretary of State to— |
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| | | (a) | request or have first refusal on the assets and liabilities of a regional |
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| | | development agency in their area. |
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| | | (b) | oversee local skills strategy and to influence public investment in skills. |
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| | | (4) | A local enterprise partnership shall have the following purposes— |
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| | | (a) | working with Government to set out key investment priorities, including |
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| | | transport infrastructure and supporting or coordinating project delivery; |
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| | | (b) | coordinating proposals or bidding directly for the Regional Growth |
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| | | (c) | supporting high growth businesses, for example through involvement in |
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| | | bringing together and supporting consortia to run new growth hubs; |
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| | | (d) | making representation on the development of national planning policy |
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| | | and ensuring business is involved in the development and consideration |
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| | | of strategic planning applications; |
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| | | (e) | leading changes in how businesses are regulated locally; |
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| | | (f) | strategic housing delivery, including pooling and aligning funding |
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| | | (g) | working with local employers, Jobcentre Plus and learning providers to |
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| | | help local workless people into jobs; |
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| | | (h) | coordinating approaches to gaining funding from the private sector; |
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| | | (i) | accessing and delivering European Regional Development Funding; |
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| | | (j) | exploring opportunities for developing financial and non-financial |
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| | | incentives on renewable energy projects and Green Deal; and |
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| | | (k) | becoming involved in delivery of other national priorities such as digital |
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| | | ‘(1) | Section 28 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (joint local |
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| | | development documents) is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | In the heading substitute “local development documents” with “planning |
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| | | (3) | After subsection (1) insert— |
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| | | “(1A) | Two or more planning authorities may agree to jointly prepare a strategic |
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| | | development plan document to address strategic needs or common |
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| | | matters arising in respect of the development or use of land or sea in their |
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| | | areas, including but not limited to— |
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| | | (a) | sustainable economic growth; |
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| | | (b) | the infrastructure of that area and how that infrastructure is used; |
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| | | (d) | sustainable use of natural resources; |
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| | | (e) | the protection and enhancement of the natural environment; and |
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| | | (f) | climate change mitigation and adaptation. |
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| | | (1B) | For the purpose of subsection (1A), “planning authorities” includes local |
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| | | planning authorities and marine plan authorities.”. |
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| | | (4) | In subsection (2) after “joint local development document”, insert “or strategic |
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| | | development plan document”. |
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| | | (5) | In subsection (3) leave out “subsection (1)” and insert “subsections (1) and (1A)” |
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| | | and after “joint local development document”, insert “or strategic development |
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| | | (6) | In subsection (5) leave out “subsection (1)” and insert “subsections (1) and (1A)”. |
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| | | (7) | After subsection (11) insert— |
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| | | (a) | “marine plan authorities” has the same meaning as in section 50 |
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| | | of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009; |
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| | | (b) | “sea” has the same meaning as in section 42 of the Marine and |
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| | | Coastal Access Act 2009.”.’. |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | After section 19 insert— |
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| | | (1) | Local planning authorities must have regard to any written expressions |
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| | | of community views in the preparation of local development frameworks |
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| | | so far as they relate to spatial planning. |
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| | | (2) | Where the local planning authority decides to set aside these views it |
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| | | must give written reasons. |
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| | | (3) | For the purpose of (1) the local planning authority must act under |
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| | | guidance as to the definition of “Community Views”.’. |
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| | | Community right of appeal |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | In section 78 (appeals to the Secretary of State against planning decisions and |
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| | | failure to take such decisions) after subsection (2) insert— |
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| | | “(2A) | Where a planning authority grants an application for planning permission |
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| | | (a) | the authority has publicised the application as not according with |
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| | | the development plan in force in the area in which the land to |
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| | | which the application relates is situated; or |
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| | | (b) | the application is one in which the authority has an interest as |
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| | | | certain persons as specified in subsection (2B) below may by notice |
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| | | appeal to the Secretary of State, provided any one of the conditions in |
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| | | subsection (2C) below are met. |
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| | | (2B) | Persons who may by notice appeal to the Secretary of State against the |
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| | | appoval of planning permission in the circumstances specified in |
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| | | subsection (2A) above are— |
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| | | (a) | the ward councillors for the area who have lodged a formal |
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| | | objection to the planning application in writing to the planning |
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| | | authority, or where there is more than one councillor, all |
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| | | councillors by unanimity; |
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| | | (b) | any parish council or neighbourhood forum by two thirds |
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| | | majority voting, as defined in Section 61F, covering or adjoining |
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| | | the area of land to which the application relates is situated; or |
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| | | (c) | any overview and scrutiny committee by two thirds majority |
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| | | (a) | section 61W(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 |
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| | | applies to the application; |
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| | | (b) | the application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact |
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| | | (c) | the planning officer has recommended refusal of planning |
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| | | (3) | Section 79 is amended as follows— |
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| | | (a) | In subsection (2), leave out “either” and after “planning authority”, insert |
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| | | “or the applicant (where different from the appellant)”; |
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| | | (b) | In subsection (6), after “the determination”, insert “(except for appeals as |
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| | | defined in section 78 (2A) and where the appellant is as defined in section |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | Section 213 of the Housing Act 2004 (requirements relating to tenancy deposits) |
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| | | (2) | For subsection (3) substitute— |
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| | | “(3) | Where a landlord receives a tenancy deposit in connection with a |
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| | | shorthold tenancy, the deposit must be protected by the landlord within |
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| | | the period of 14 days beginning with the date on which it is received.”. |
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| | | (3) | For subsection (4) substitute— |
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| | | “(4) | For the purposes of this section, a deposit is protected when the landlord |
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| | | complies with such requirements of an authorised scheme as fall to be |
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| | | observed by a landlord for the purpose of subsection (1).”. |
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| | | (4) | In subsection 5(b), delete “initial”. |
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| | | (5) | After subsection (8), insert— |
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| | | “(8A) | Where a person becomes the landlord of premises held under a tenancy |
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| | | to which subsection (1) applies, but in respect of which the provisions of |
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| | | subsections (3) and (6) have not been complied with, for the purposes of |
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| | | this section that person shall be deemed to have received the deposit on |
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| | | the date of transfer of the reversion. |
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| | | (8B) | Where a shorthold tenancy in respect of which a tenancy deposit was paid |
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| | | by the tenant began before the commencement date of this section, and |
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| | | after the commencement date a replacement tenancy is entered into, the |
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| | | landlord shall be deemed to have received the deposit for the purposes of |
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| | | this section on the day on which the replacement tenancy began.”. |
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| | | (6) | After subsection (9), insert— |
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