New clause 26 - Pre-application consultation
Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill
5:30 pm
Mr Matthew Green (Ludlow, Liberal Democrat)
I think that the Minister is imploring me to withdraw the new clause on the grounds that regulations about statements of community involvement and draft regulations about how councils will make development orders will achieve everything that I seek to achieve through new clause 26. I return to my earlier point: if those draft regulations had been in place beforehand, I might not be speaking now. I hope that the regulations come out rather promptly, perhaps before Report, so that if they fail at the pre-consultation stage, we shall have the time and opportunity to return to the issue—although in view of the Minister's words, I am sure that they will not fail. For the moment, given the Minister's assurances, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion.
Motion and clause, by leave, withdrawn.