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Proceeding contribution from Lord Jenkin of Roding (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 6 November 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Planning Bill.

Planning Bill

I hope that the noble Baroness can clarify something for me. If there is to be a review in whole or in part, as described in the amendment, one may have to suspend the operation of an NPS. I wholly agree that that should be discretionary and not obligatory. If there is no suspension, clearly the existing NPS continues in force and the planning commission has to continue to make its decisions on the basis of the NPS as it is. However, if it is decided to suspend its operation, does that mean there is then a complete vacuum for the IPC and all applicants until one has gone through the entire procedure after the review to approve the revised NPS? Does the noble Baroness have any idea how long that process might take?

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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
705 c411 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disability Devolved matters Accountability Climate change Countryside Cultural heritage Airports Design Legal profession Environment protection Infrastructure Legislation Floods Local government Ministerial powers Planning permission Public appointments Planning Publicity Railways Parliamentary scrutiny Public participation Passenger transport executives National parks Scotland Transport Regional planning and development Sustainable development Wind power Broads Authority Infrastructure Planning Commission National policy statements
Legislation
Planning Bill 2007-08
Link
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