Written evidence to be reported to the House
Planning Bill
12:30 pm
Richard Everitt: That is probably unnecessary, if I have read the Bill correctly. I think what the Bill is, in effect, saying is that if you get development consent from the IPC, it will cover a number of other consents: ancient monument consent, listed building consent, footpath changes, and so on. Given that for projects of non-national importance we are still going to be living under the current regime, it is probably unnecessary in the way that the Bill is drafted. However, we would certainly want to maximise the number of consents being granted by a development consent from the IPC.