Clause 40 - Statement of development principles
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill
7:00 pm
Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet, Conservative)
I support my hon. Friend. The Minister may argue that the phrase,
''or such other period starting on that day as that authority direct''
in paragraph (b) to proposed new subsection (10) provides the necessary flexibility, but paragraph (a) refers to a period of three years, which we seek to reduce to one year, and that sets the trend. I suspect that the phrase ''such other period'' will probably relate to a later, rather than an earlier, period. It is perfectly legitimate to recommend that the relevant period should be changed from three years to one, given the provision in paragraph (b). I hope that the Minister will give that a fair wind.