Part of Planning and Infrastructure Bill - Committee (2nd Day) – in the House of Lords at 4:00 pm on 24 July 2025.
Baroness Freeman of Steventon
Crossbench
4:00,
24 July 2025
My Lords, I support the amendments in this group. I declare my interest as the owner of a listed building and thank the Heritage Alliance for its briefings.
Other noble Lords have already, much more eloquently than I could, put the problem of this Clause to the Committee. I highlighted exactly the same quotes as the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, from the Commons Committee stage, alongside the Minister in the other place saying that:
“We absolutely want to ensure a better process, with those bodies consulted and their concerns addressed”.—[Official Report, Commons, Planning and Infrastructure Bill Committee, 13/3/25; col. 219.]
It is not clear to me where in this clause and in all the changes that it makes those bodies concerned with heritage will be consulted and their concerns addressed. Therefore, I add my voice to those who have serious concerns with Clause 41.
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