Planning and Infrastructure Bill - Committee (8th Day) (Continued) – in the House of Lords at 6:00 pm on 17 September 2025.
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage:
Moved by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
295B: Clause 63, page 97, line 33, at end insert—“(2A) Where Natural England requests, or the Secretary of State is minded to make, an Amendment to an EDP that—(a) increases the maximum amount of development to which the EDP may apply, as specified under section 54(5),(b) changes the development area to include a new area to which the EDP does not currently apply, or(c) adds new conservation measures that are of a kind not currently included in the EDP,the Secretary of State must direct Natural England to consult on the EDP as proposed to be amended.”Member's explanatory statementThis amendment would require Natural England to consult when an amendment is proposed to an EDP which would increase the maximum amount of development covered by the EDP, include new places in the development area or add new types of conservation measures.
295C: Clause 63, page 97, line 35, leave out first “an” and insert “any other type of”Member's explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on my amendment to clause 63, inserting a new subsection (2A).
295D: Clause 63, page 98, line 6, leave out subsection (5) and insert—“(5) The Secretary of State may make an amendment to an EDP only if the Secretary of State considers that the EDP as amended passes the overall improvement test.”Member's explanatory statementThis would be a drafting change to align the drafting of clause 63(5) with that in clause 60(3).
295E: Clause 63, page 98, line 18, leave out “(2)” and insert “(3)”Member's explanatory statementThis amendment would correct an incorrect cross-reference in clause 63(10).
Amendments 295B to 295E agreed.
Clause 63, as amended, agreed.
Clause 64: Revocation of an EDP
Amendment 296 not moved.
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