Clause 13
Planning Bill
11:00 am
Richard Benyon (Whip, Whips; Newbury, Conservative)
I support what the hon. Gentleman and my hon. Friend said. The LGA made a very good point when it said:
“Groups of councils working together would also be best placed to make decisions about the infrastructure needed to support and grow their economies—in keeping with the spirit of the Government’s sub-national review.”
How does the Minister feel that this matter dovetails with those concerns? Coming from Newbury, perhaps I know better than anyone how local roads have to fit in with roads of national strategic importance. There is much concern in local government about the potential loss of control when local roads connect with important national strategic routes.