Clause 9 - Determination or withdrawal of appeals
High Hedges Bill
11:15 am
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions; Coventry North East, Labour)
I do not know whether this is helpful to the hon. Gentleman, but I remind him that the Secretary of State—or the planning inspectorate exercising powers passed to it by the Secretary of State—will have to take into account all views, including those of both parties, when deciding on an appeal against a remedial notice. Both sides will be able to put their point of view before the decision is taken. I do not know whether that is satisfactory response to the point raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Dr. Jones), but I assure her that the Bill ensures that both the person who makes the complaint and the person about whom the complaint is made are able to express their point of view during the appeal process.