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

forum’s procedures and governance arrangements’.

Mr David Ward

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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‘(a)	may be withdrawn by a local planning authority if the neighbourhood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

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

Greg Clark

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

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

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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

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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

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

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

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

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

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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

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

Greg Clark

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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

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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

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

within their area’.

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

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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.

(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

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(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

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

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

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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

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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

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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

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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;’.

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

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

implementation and delivery, but at the very least’.

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Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

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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

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

‘community right to build’.

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

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

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

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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

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

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.”’.

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Greg Clark

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

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

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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

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

case,’.

Greg Clark

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

Greg Clark

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

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

Greg Clark

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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

immediately preceding application made by that applicant was one to which

subsection (1) or (3) applied.”’.

Greg Clark

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Clause  128,  page  114,  line  20,  leave out ‘that Act’ and insert ‘the Housing and

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Regeneration Act 2008’.

Mr Nick Raynsford

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Clause  169,  page  148,  line  34,  leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘may’.

Mr Nick Raynsford

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Clause  169,  page  149,  line  3,  at end insert ‘and any of the persons listed in section

168(4).’.

Greg Clark

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Clause  173,  page  151,  line  41,  after ‘has’ insert ‘(whether before or after the

passing of this Act)’.

Greg Clark

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Clause  185,  page  157,  line  28,  after ‘has’ insert ‘(whether before or after the

passing of this Act)’.

New Clauses

Pay transparency statement by local authority contractors

Barbara Keeley

Alison Seabeck

Jack Dromey

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	It is the duty of every relevant authority when entering into a public supply or

works contract with a company or organistation (a “contractor”) for the supply of

services or for the execution of works to the value of more than £250,000 in any

financial year, to include a provision in that contract that the contractor prepare a

pay transparency statement relating to its highest and lowest paid workers within

three months of the contract being finalised.

(2)	The contracts which are public supply or works contracts for the purposes of this

section are contracts for the supply of goods or materials, for the supply of

services or for the execution of works; but this section does not apply in relation

to contracts entered into before the commencement of this section.

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(3)	Where the individual value of contracts referred to in subsection (1) fall below

£250,000 but the aggregated value of contracts with a company or organisation (a

“contractor”) exceed £250,000, then that company or organisation (a

“contractor”) will be subject to the same conditions set out in subsection (1).

(4)	A pay transparency statement must include—

(a)	the highest gross pay any employee of the contractor, carrying out work

in relation to the contract or contracts referred to in subsections (1) and

(3), is currently being paid,

(b)	the lowest gross pay any employee of the contractor, carrying out work

in relation to the contract or contracts referred to in subsections (1) and

(3), is currently being paid, and

(c)	the pay multiple to be maintained between the lowest paid and the highest

paid employee of the contractor.

(5)	The contract referred to in subsections (1) or (3) must provide that the contractor

prepare a new pay transparency statement for each financial year by the date

specified in section 22(3).

(6)	A relevant authority must publish any pay transparency statement produced by its

contractors under subsection (1) or subsection (5) in the manner set out in section

22(5).

(7)	In this section—

(a)	“relevant authority” means a relevant authority within the meaning of

section 26(1),

(b)	“financial year” means a financial year within the meaning of section

26(6).

(8)	In Part 2 of the Local Government Act 1988 (public supply or works contracts),

after section 17(10)(b) insert—

“(c)	the duty imposed on it by section [Pay transparency statement by

local authority contractors] of the Localism Act 2011.”’.

Community right of appeal

Stephen Gilbert

Mr David Ward

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is amended as follows.

(2)	In section 78 (appeals to the Secretary of State against planning decisions and

failure to take such decisions) after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A)

Where a local planning authority grants an application for planning

permission and—

(a)	the authority has publicised the application as not according with

the development plan in force in the area in which the land to

which the application relates is situated; or

(b)	the application is one in which the authority has an interest as

defined in section 316;

certain persons as specified in subsection (2B) below may by notice

appeal to the Secretary of State, provided any one of the conditions in

subsection (2C) below are met.

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