Clause 14
Planning Bill
12:15 pm
Jacqui Lait (Shadow Minister, Communities and Local Government; Beckenham, Conservative)
I understand what the Government are trying to do here, although perhaps they should have thought about it before they drafted the Bill. That is what we would have done, but then we are not the Government—yet.
Will the changes have any implications for the number of national infrastructure planning applications? I suspect that the answer will be no. Furthermore, on generating stations, why is there a difference between onshore and offshore generating capacity, particularly given the technological developments that we have just spoken about? Turbines are becoming more efficient and are generating more electricity, which means that we will need fewer of them. Clarification would be useful.