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Local Government and Planning (Parkland and Windfall Development) Bill

I agree with my hon. Friend, although I thought about taking issue when he used the word ““redundant””. However, he then referred to land that is redundant for that purpose. There is an argument, which I shall come to in a moment, about the circumstances in which it may be appropriate for a local authority or a public landowner to change the use of land. I am slightly concerned that the Bill might be too prescriptive to meet the principal point made by the hon. Member for Solihull about dealing with rogue landowners such as Solihull council.