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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-01-10more like thismore than 2017-01-10
answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Planning Permission more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure pre-commencement conditions do not delay development. more like this
tabling member constituency Witney remove filter
tabling member printed
Robert Courts more like this
uin 59350 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-01-12more like thismore than 2017-01-12
answer text <p>Imposing unnecessary or otherwise unacceptable pre-commencement conditions on a grant of planning permission can result in unnecessary and avoidable delays and costs to the completion of new development. That is why, as part of the Neighbourhood Planning Bill, we are pursuing measures to ensure that these conditions do not cause unreasonable delays to the delivery of new homes.</p><p>The measures in the Bill are two-fold. First, to require local planning authorities to seek the written agreement of the applicant to the terms of any pre-commencement conditions before granting permission subject to such conditions. Second, we are seeking a power for the Secretary of State to prescribe descriptions of conditions and circumstances when such conditions may not be imposed. These provisions are aimed at ensuring that any planning condition meets the well-established policy tests for conditions as set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Croydon Central remove filter
answering member printed Gavin Barwell more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-01-12T16:50:57.553Zmore like thismore than 2017-01-12T16:50:57.553Z
answering member
3955
label Biography information for Lord Barwell remove filter
tabling member
4589
label Biography information for Robert Courts more like this