Clause 7
Planning Bill
2:45 pm
Eric Illsley (Barnsley Central, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Amendment No. 90, in clause 7, page 4, line 10, leave out first ‘such’.
Amendment No. 91, in clause 7, page 4, line 10, leave out second ‘such’.
Amendment No. 92, in clause 7, page 4, line 11, leave out—
‘as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate’.
Amendment No. 93, in clause 7, page 4, line 13, leave out ‘subsections (4) and (5)’ and insert ‘subsection (4)’.
Amendment No. 187, in clause 7, page 4, line 13, leave out ‘subsections (4) and (5)’ and insert—
‘the rest of this section’.
Amendment No. 244, in clause 7, page 4, line 13, leave out ‘and (5)’ and insert ‘(4A), (4B) and (5)’.
Amendment No. 188, in clause 7, page 4, line 13, at end insert—
‘(2A) The consultation period shall not be less than 12 weeks.
(2B) The publicity arrangements shall include advertisement in one or more national newspapers and the Gazette, placing the proposal and relevant supporting material on the Secretary of State’s website and giving notice to Parliament.’.
Amendment No. 94, in clause 7, page 4, line 14, at end insert—
‘(za) options seriously entertained by the Secretary of State as contributing to a draft or amended statement for the purposes of this Act.’.
Amendment No. 189, in clause 7, page 4, line 19, at end insert—
‘(4A) If the national policy statement relates, in whole or part, to England the Secretary of State shall consult Natural England, the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England, the Environment Agency and the Local Government Association.
(4B) If the national policy statement relates, in whole or part, to Scotland, the Secretary of State shall consult the Scottish Executive, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.
(4C) If the national policy statement relates, in whole or part, to Wales, the Secretary of State shall consult the Welsh Assembly Government, the Environment Agency, the Countryside Council for Wales and the Welsh Local Government Association.’.
Amendment No. 245, in clause 7, page 4, line 19, at end insert—
‘(4A) The public shall have a minimum of 13 weeks from the publication of notice of the Secretary of State’s intentions to make representations upon the proposal.
(4B) The draft of the proposal shall be accompanied by an Environmental Report under the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes directive and, if necessary, a draft Appropriate Assessment under the Habitats Directive.’
Amendment No. 95, in clause 7, page 4, line 20, leave out subsection (5).
Amendment No. 55, in clause 7, page 4, line 23, at end insert—
‘which must include publicising the consultation in formats accessible to people with disabilities.’.
Amendment No. 190, in clause 7, page 4, line 23, at end insert—
‘(5A) The publicity to be taken under subsection (5) shall include advertisement in a newspaper circulating in the locality, the display of one or more site notices at the location and placing copies of the proposal and relevant supporting material for inspection by the public at one or more places in or convenient to the location.’.
Amendment No. 191, in clause 7, page 4, line 23, at end insert—
‘(5B) If subsection (5) applies, any authority required to be consulted under section 8 shall also be consulted on the proposal.
(5C) If subsection (5) applies, the Secretary of State shall consult any parish or town council (if in England) or any community council (if in Wales) whose area includes the location or is within 10 miles of the location.’.
Amendment No. 246, in clause 7, page 4, line 25, at end add ‘with or without modifications’.
Amendment No. 160, in clause 7, page 4, line 25, at end add—
‘(7) Where a national policy statement refers to a geographically specific part of the country, the Secretary of State must, in arranging publicity under subsection (2), arrange for publicity to be made available in at least two local newspapers in the relevant area, where published.’.
Amendment No. 247, in clause 7, page 4, line 25, at end add—
‘(7) The Secretary of State shall give reasons for designating a statement as a national policy statement, including his reasons for not following any representations made.’.
Clause stand part.