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“(d)    

if affordable housing is not for the time being included as infrastructure

 

in the list of infrastructure in section 216(2) the cost of providing

 

affordable housing in accordance with the development plan”.’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

135

 

Clause  94,  page  64,  line  19,  at end insert ‘including on the provision of affordable

 

housing’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

136

 

Clause  94,  page  66,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(7A)    

In section 220 (procedure) insert—

 

“(1A)    

CIL regulations must make provision for exceptions to the payment of

 

CIL where that would prejudice the provision of affordable housing in

 

accordance with the development plan”.’.

 


 

Greg Clark

 

158

 

Schedule  9,  page  288,  line  34,  at end insert ‘to whom a proposal for the making of

 

a neighbourhood development order has been made’.

 

Greg Clark

 

159

 

Schedule  9,  page  288,  line  35,  after ‘order’ insert ‘to which the proposal relates’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

140

 

Schedule  9,  page  288,  line  37,  at end insert ‘those voting constitute at least 20 per

 

cent. of those eligible to vote in that referendum’.

 

Mr David Ward

 

206

 

Schedule  9,  page  290,  line  9,  leave out from ‘if’ to end of line 10 and insert—

 

‘(a)    

the relevant authority has carried out a Community Governance Review

 

for that area,

 

(b)    

it is designated by a local planning authority as a neighbourhood forum

 

for that area, and

 

(c)    

for the purposes of paragraph (a) a Community Governance Review is as

 

defined in the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act

 

2007, Part 4, Chapter 3, section 79.’.


 
 

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Mr David Ward

 

207

 

Schedule  9,  page  290,  leave out lines 14 to 27 and insert—

 

‘(5)    

A local planning authority may designate an organisation or body as a

 

neighbourhood forum if the authority is reasonably satisfied that—

 

(a)    

it is established for the express purpose of furthering the social, economic

 

and environmental well-being of individuals living, or wanting to live or

 

businesses registered;

 

(b)    

the membership of the organisation or body is open to individuals living,

 

or wanting to live, or businesses registered, in the neighbourhood or area

 

concerned;

 

(c)    

it is competent to undertake the task of preparing a neighbourhood plan

 

with appropriate professional support; and

 

(d)    

it is representative of different sections of the community.

 

(6)    

A local planning authority may set such conditions on the designation of a

 

neighbourhood forum such as probity, transparency and any other conditions the

 

local planning authority deems appropriate and set out in the document required

 

under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4B.’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

137

 

Schedule  9,  page  290,  line  22,  after ‘open’, insert ‘only’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

138

 

Schedule  9,  page  290,  line  25,  leave out ‘3’ and insert ‘20’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

139

 

Schedule  9,  page  290,  line  26,  at end insert—

 

‘(ca)    

that at least one of the members within paragraph (c) is a councillor of the

 

local authority for the electoral area in which the organisation or body is

 

based.’.

 

Mr David Ward

 

208

 

Schedule  9,  page  290,  leave out lines 28 to 30.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

193

 

Schedule  9,  page  290,  line  39,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

in considering a designation, must have regard to the existing local

 

authority ward structure, local development plan, representativeness and

 

viability of the suggested area, in which context it will make a decision

 

as to whether to decline or approve the application.’.


 
 

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Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

191

 

Schedule  9,  page  290,  line  41,  leave out ‘not’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

192

 

Schedule  9,  page  290,  line  41,  at end insert ‘if the local planning authority are

 

satisfied that the neighbourhood forum is no longer fit for purpose after examining the

 

forum’s procedures and governance arrangements’.

 

Mr David Ward

 

209

 

Schedule  9,  page  290,  leave out line 41 and insert—

 

‘(a)    

may be withdrawn by a local planning authority if the neighbourhood

 

forum does not comply with the reasonable conditions placed on its

 

operation.’.

 

Greg Clark

 

160

 

Schedule  9,  page  295,  line  2,  at end insert ‘that they have made’.

 

Greg Clark

 

161

 

Schedule  9,  page  295,  line  6,  after ‘order’ insert ‘that they have made’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

142

 

Schedule  9,  page  296,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

  ‘(4A)  

The Equality Act 2010 is amended as follows.

 

    (4B)  

Insert in Schedule 19, Part 1, under “Local Government”, “Neighbourhood

 

Forums designated under section 61F of the Town and Country Planning Act

 

1990”.’.

 

Greg Clark

 

162

 

Schedule  9,  page  297,  line  27,  at end insert ‘to whom a proposal for the making of

 

a neighbourhood development plan has been made’.

 

Greg Clark

 

163

 

Schedule  9,  page  297,  line  28,  after ‘plan’ insert ‘to which the proposal relates’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

141

 

Schedule  9,  page  297,  line  30,  after ‘order’, insert ‘and those voting constitute at


 
 

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least 20 per cent. of those eligible to vote in that referendum’.

 

Andrea Leadsom

 

Graham Stuart

 

Jackie Doyle-Price

 

Chris Heaton-Harris

 

Simon Reevell

 

Andrew Griffiths

 

1

 

Schedule  9,  page  299,  line  11,  after ‘(1)(b)’, insert ‘except that for the purpose of

 

this definition the reference to “50 megawatts” in section 15(2)(c) of the Planning Act

 

2008 is to be read as “100 megawatts”’.

 


 

Greg Clark

 

164

 

Schedule  10,  page  300,  line  12,  at end insert ‘by the authority in relation to a

 

neighbourhood area within the area of the authority’.

 

Mr David Ward

 

212

 

Schedule  10,  page  301,  leave out lines 2 to 5 and insert—

 

‘(1)    

A local planning authority must give advice or assistance to qualifying bodies.

 

(1A)    

The resourcing and sequencing of advice and assistance to qualifying bodies will

 

be determined by the local planning authority in consultation with the local

 

community.’.

 

Greg Clark

 

165

 

Schedule  10,  page  301,  line  5,  at end insert ‘in relation to neighbourhood areas

 

within their area’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

148

 

Schedule  10,  page  302,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘6A(1)  

A local planning authority must decline to consider a proposal for a

 

neighbourhood development order if it considers that—

 

(a)    

the specified development or class of development falls within Annex

 

2 to the EIA directive and is likely to have significant effects on the

 

environment by virtue of factors such as its nature, size or location, or

 

(b)    

the specified development or class of development is likely to have

 

significant effects on a qualifying European site (whether alone or in

 

combination with other plans or projects) and is not directly connected

 

with or necessary to the management of that site.

 

      (2)  

In determining whether or not the specified development or class of

 

development is within sub-paragraph (1)(a), the authority must take into

 

account any relevant criteria mentioned in Annex 3 to the EIA directive.


 
 

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      (3)  

If the authority decline to consider the proposal as a result of sub-paragraph

 

(1), they must notify the qualifying body making the proposal of that fact and

 

of their reasons for declining to consider it.

 

      (4)  

Regulations may make provision requiring the publication of any decisions

 

made by a local planning authority under this paragraph.

 

      (5)  

In this paragraph “the EIA directive” means Council Directive 85/337/EEC on

 

the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the

 

environment (as amended from time to time), “qualifying European site”

 

means—

 

(a)    

a European offshore marine site within the meaning of the Offshore

 

Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2007, or

 

(b)    

a European site within the meaning of the Conservation of Habitats

 

and Species Regulations 2010, and “specified” means specified in the

 

neighbourhood development order.’.

 

Mr Nick Raynsford

 

128

 

Schedule  10,  page  303,  leave out lines 17 and 18.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

143

 

Schedule  10,  page  303,  leave out lines 34 to 36 and insert—

 

‘(a)    

the making of the order is compatible with national objectives, policies

 

and principles and advice contained in guidance issued by the

 

Secretary of State;’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

144

 

Schedule  10,  page  303,  line  36,  at end insert—

 

‘(ab)    

the making of the order would be compatible with the objectives and

 

policies contained in any strategic development plan documents that

 

apply to the neighbourhood area to which the draft order relates;’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

145

 

Schedule  10,  page  303,  line  37,  leave out ‘general conformity with the strategic

 

policies’ and insert ‘conformity with the objectives and policies’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

146

 

Schedule  10,  page  303,  line  39,  at end insert—

 

‘(ba)    

the making of the order is compatible with any neighbourhood

 

development orders made or neighbourhood development plans

 

adopted in respect of any areas adjoining or impacted by the

 

neighbourhood area to which the draft order relates;’.


 
 

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Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

147

 

Schedule  10,  page  303,  line  40,  after ‘order’, insert ‘, where possible, assists the

 

implementation and delivery, but at the very least’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

132

 

Schedule  10,  page  303,  line  47,  at end insert—

 

‘(4)    

 

(a)    

The examiner must exercise the functions in this Schedule with the

 

objective of achieving sustainable development.

 

(b)    

For the purpose of subsection (4)(a), the independent examiner must act

 

in accordance with any guidance issued by the Secretary of State.’.

 


 

Greg Clark

 

166

 

Schedule  11,  page  313,  line  8,  leave out ‘neighbourhood development’ and insert

 

‘community right to build’.

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

149

 

Schedule  12,  page  317,  line  31,  leave out paragraphs 22 to 24.

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

152

 

Clause  102,  page  72,  line  34,  at end insert—

 

‘(8)    

Any persons carrying out pre-application consultation under subsection (1) must

 

provide the Local Planning Authority and any specified persons with an

 

independent examination of the economic and social impact of the proposed

 

development.

 

(9)    

In order to comply with the requirements of subsection (8) any person carrying

 

out pre-application consultation must agree the scope of the examination with the

 

Local Planning Authority.’.

 

Mr Nick Raynsford

 

189

 

Clause  102,  page  72,  line  34,  at end add ‘and the advice (if any) given by a local


 
 

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design review panel.

 

(8)    

In subsection (7) “local design review panel” means a panel appointed by the

 

local planning authority to examine and advise on the design of the proposed

 

development.”’.

 


 

Greg Clark

 

167

 

Schedule  13,  page  327,  line  30,  leave out ‘(8)’ and insert ‘(9)’.

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

150

 

Clause  108,  page  90,  line  2,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

In making a direction about the handling of an application or proposed

 

application of a kind described in subsection (1)(a) or (b) the Secretary of State

 

must ensure that, so far as possible, it is not necessary after the abolition date to

 

take any step that is the same, or substantially the same, as a step taken in relation

 

to the application or proposed application before that date.’.

 


 

Greg Clark

 

168

 

Clause  124,  page  110,  line  35,  after ‘(c)’ insert ‘in a case which is not a restricted

 

case,’.

 

Greg Clark

 

169

 

Clause  124,  page  110,  line  36,  leave out first ‘the’ and insert ‘a local housing’.

 


 

Greg Clark

 

170

 

Clause  125,  page  111,  line  33,  at end insert ‘, and

 

(b)    

in subsection (4B) for “(3A) to” substitute “(4) and”.’.

 

Greg Clark

 

171

 

Clause  125,  page  112,  leave out lines 25 to 30 and insert—

 

‘(6)    

Subsection (1) or (3) does not apply to a re-application by an applicant for

 

accommodation, or for assistance in obtaining accommodation, if the


 
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