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Proceeding contribution from Lord Reay (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 20 October 2008. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Planning Bill.

Planning Bill

I am not a landowner in the green belt, but I support the amendment proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Cobbold, who spoke convincingly on this subject at Second Reading, when he drew the picture of a blanket freeze on all development in villages and hamlets in the green belt, making it sound like a blight that they were suffering from. He provided quite a contrast to the experience of almost any other village in this country in the past 20 years. The amendment is cautious and the noble Lord surrounds the prospect of development with every sort of condition, and I would have thought that his amendment could be supported.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
704 c980 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Compensation Devolved matters Appeals Compulsory purchase Conservation Carbon dioxide Common land Brownfield sites Allotments Contamination Housing Fees and charges Land Health hazards Electricity generation Infrastructure Exemptions Farms Inland waterways Green belt Electric cables Farmers Local government Ministerial powers Powers of entry Planning permission Nuisance Planning Ports Nuclear power Power stations Publicity Listed buildings Parliamentary scrutiny National Trust London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority Scotland Water Transport Storage Wales Rights of way Rural areas Second homes Trees Regional development agencies Regional government Tree preservation orders Infrastructure Planning Commission National policy statements Statutory instruments
Legislation
Planning Bill 2007-08
Link
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