Planning and Infrastructure Bill - Committee (8th Day) (Continued) – in the House of Lords at 5:00 pm on 17 September 2025.
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage:
Moved by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
256A: Clause 57, page 93, line 5, leave out “the conservation measures are considered” and insert “Natural England considers the conservation measures to be” Member's explanatory statementThis would be a minor drafting change to align the style of paragraph (a) of clause 57(2) with that of paragraph (aa) (as inserted by my another of my amendments to clause 57) and paragraph (b).
256B: Clause 57, page 93, line 5, at end insert—“(aa) Natural England’s opinion on how the conservation measures will enable the EDP to pass the overall improvement test, and”Member's explanatory statementThis Amendment would require an EDP to expressly state how Natural England considers the conservation measures will enable the EDP to pass the overall improvement test.
Amendments 256A and 256B agreed.
Amendment 257 not moved.
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