Planning and Infrastructure Bill – in the House of Commons at 10:00 pm on 9 June 2025.
Amendments made: 103, page 94, line 2, at end insert—
“(ca) any local highway authority for an area that is wholly or partly within the development area,
(cb) any strategic highways company for an area that is wholly or partly within the development area,
(cc) Network Rail Limited, if the development area includes all or part of its network;”.
This amendment adds local highway authorities, strategic highways companies and Network Rail Limited to the list of persons who must be consulted when Natural England has prepared a draft environmental delivery plan.
Amendment 104, page 94, line 25, at end insert—
“‘local highway authority’ has the meaning given by section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980;”.
This amendment is consequential on Amendment 103.
Amendment 105, page 94, line 30, at end insert—
“‘network’ has the meaning given by section 83(1) of the Railways Act 1993;
‘strategic highways company’ has the meaning given by section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980.”.—(Matthew Pennycook.)
This amendment is consequential on Amendment 103.
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