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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Hamwee (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 18 November 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Planning Bill.

Planning Bill

My Lords, I hope that the noble Baroness will forgive me if I do not spend time focusing on her place in history because I could not do so better than the noble Lord has done. Instead, I wish to make one observation about the proposed new clause, which we support. It is important to recognise that the sustainable development duty is not diluted but that good design is a mechanism for achieving sustainable development. I would hate it to be thought—I do not believe that any noble Lords think this—that somehow we have created a new hierarchy within sustainable development. I do not read that as being inherent in the new clause. We support the notion of sustainable development but not that of spreading it more thinly or changing it. On Question, amendment agreed to. Clause 208 [Liability: interpretation of key terms]:

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
705 c1032 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Devolved matters Charities Compulsory purchase Common land Design Delegated legislation National landscapes Housing Fees and charges Land EU law Infrastructure Exemptions Housing associations Freight Emergency services Land use Gardens Planning permission Police Planning Railways Parliamentary scrutiny Property development National parks Parliamentary privilege Scotland Regional planning and development Sustainable development Social rented housing Renewable energy Urban areas EU aid Planning gain supplement Infrastructure Planning Commission National policy statements Community infrastructure levy European Landscape Convention
Legislation
Planning Bill 2007-08
Link
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