Clause 78 - Validity of strategies, plans and documents
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill
4:45 pm
Mr Tony McNulty (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; Harrow East, Labour)
In essence, much of clause 78 is covered by sections 284(1) and 287 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The precedent for the period of six weeks is set out in section 287(4). If I had time I should explain why the notion of compensation is completely and utterly daft, but we do not have much time and I do not want to end on such an acidic note. I ask the hon. Gentleman to withdraw the amendments, which are the most ill-thought-out that we have seen.