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<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>
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