New clause 3
Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill
3:30 pm
'After section 57 of the principal Act (planning permission required for development) there is inserted the following section—
''57A Planning permission in areas of high environmental value
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 55(b) and (c) of the principal Act, planning permission is required in areas of high environmental value for road signs and street furniture (including street lighting).
(2) In this section 'areas of high environmental value' means—
(a) National Parks, as defined in the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949;
(b) Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, as defined in the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000;
(c) Sites of Special Scientific Interest, as defined in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981;
(d) Heritage Coasts;
(e) Conservation Areas, as defined in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990; and
(f) Places of such other types as the Secretary of State may by Order designate for the purposes of this section.
(3) In this section 'Heritage Coast' is any part of the coastline of England and Wales that has been so designated by agreement between the local authority and the Countryside Agency or the Countryside Council for Wales (Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru).''.'.—[Mr. Andrew Turner.]
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