Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 28 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 23 members in total.

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ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT LOCAL PLANNING APPEALS COMMITTEES

That this House believes that the current arrangements for determining appeals against the refusal of planning permission by local authorities places too much power in the hands of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the Planning Inspectorate; further believes the Planning Inspectorate to be remote and its Inspectors not sufficiently aware of the local conditions when determining appeals; congratulates the London Borough of Sutton Council for applying to use powers under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 to pilot the establishment of an independent local appeals committee to discharge the function of the Planning Inspectorate; and calls on the Government to approve Sutton's application.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

748 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Tom Brake

John McDonnell

Jeremy Corbyn

Mike Hancock

Philip Davies

Subjects

Planning

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk