New clause 50 - Development of a listed building or
Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill
10:00 am
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight, Conservative)
I am grateful to the hon. Member for Ludlow for drawing attention to the level of fines that may be imposed, and to the Minister for listening to his point.
On reflection, I accept the Minister's point that it may be perverse to take away local authorities' discretion through subsection (3), although I was not proposing to take away any discretion through subsection (4). Will the Minister consider permitting the courts to levy a fine that substantially outweighs any planning gain that may be obtained by the destruction of the building? I am grateful to her for agreeing to look at that, and I shall be interested to see what proposals she makes. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion.
Motion and clause, by leave, withdrawn.