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973169

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the (a) effect on and (b) additional costs incurred by (i) local planning authorities and (ii) qualifying bodies producing a Neighbourhood Development Plan of undertaking assessments of the implications for European Sites of those plans.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	174705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Officials from my Department are aware of the judgment and are continuing to monitor a range of implications. No formal assessment has been made of the likely costs of the ruling for Local Planning Authorities or Qualifying Bodies.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/10/2018 15:10:55 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

973170

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the requirements relating to Habitats Regulations Assessments and European Sites on the ability of qualifying bodies to produce a Neighbourhood Development Plan.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	174706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Officials from my Department are aware of the judgment and are continuing to monitor a range of implications.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/10/2018 15:10:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

838555

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce the time it takes to complete a new Neighbourhood Plan.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	127375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Statutory neighbourhood planning time periods were introduced in October 2016 to speed up the neighbourhood planning process. The 2017 Neighbourhood Planning Act ensures that plans local people have created, come into force following a successful referendum. The starting point for determining planning applications up to eight weeks earlier.</p><p>These reforms also make it quicker and easier for communities to update their plans. The Government’s new £23 million support programme (2018-2022) will provide the resources and expertise that communities may need to plan for the future of their areas. Support includes grants for communities and professional planning advice on issues like housing and design.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 22/02/2018 16:37:15 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

838556

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average time it takes to complete a new Neighbourhood Plan.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	127376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The time taken to produce a neighbourhood plan will depend on its complexity and the resources available within a community. We do not formally monitor the production of neighbourhood plans. We have introduced reforms since October 2016 to speed up the stages of neighbourhood plan-making.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 22/02/2018 16:55:56 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

802702

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to simplify the process of amending Neighbourhood Plans.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	118251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 (section 4) offers new flexibilities for the process of modifying neighbourhood plans. Regulations for this section of the Act will be laid before Parliament on 13 December 2017 and are due to come into force in the New Year, subject to Parliamentary approval.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/12/2017 16:51:05 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

802703

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 12 December 2016, HCWS346, what plans he has to issue further guidance to planning authorities and Parish Councils on consideration of an absent five year land supply in Neighbourhood Plans.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	118252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>Neighbourhood planning gives communities a powerful set of tools to shape their area. The Written Ministerial Statement of 12 December 2016 (HCWS346) introduced additional protection to neighbourhood plans where all of the following criteria apply:</p><p>•the written ministerial statement is less than 2 years old, or the neighbourhood plan been part of the development plan for 2 years or less;</p><p>•the neighbourhood plan allocates sites for housing; and</p><p>•the local planning authority can demonstrate a 3-year supply of deliverable housing sites against its 5 year housing requirement.</p><p>The Housing White Paper committed to take forward this important protection in the revised National Planning Policy Framework. Guidance for decision makers on interpreting the Written Ministerial Statement, in light of recent Court judgements, was published on 10 August 2017 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/neighbourhood-planning--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/neighbourhood-planning--2</a> (Paragraph: 083) and we will provide further clarification where necessary. Revised guidance will also set out more clearly how the five-year land supply should be calculated.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/12/2017 16:56:48 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

752242

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to increase the engagement of community organisations in decision making on Neighbourhood Plans.
tabling member constituency	Cheadle
tabling member printed	Mary Robinson
uin	900525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Over 2,100 groups have started the neighbourhood planning process in areas covering nearly 12 million people. Over 360 plans have successfully passed referendum.</p><p>The Neighbourhood Planning Act will further boost community engagement, providing a powerful set of tools for local people to get the development that their communities need.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 17/07/2017 16:39:15 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4406 label Biography information for Mary Robinson

731907

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to reform the way in which Neighbourhood Plans can be amended by (a) parish councils and (b) other sponsoring community groups; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>Over 2,100 communities have started the process of creating or have created a neighbourhood plan since 2012. The Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 will further strengthen neighbourhood planning, including reforms to make the process for neighbourhood planning groups to modify ‘made’ neighbourhood plans or orders proportionate to the changes proposed.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 29/06/2017 17:31:30 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

723106

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to strengthen Neighbourhood Plans; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	71591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>We have strengthened Neighbourhood Planning through the Neighbourhood Planning (General) and Development Management Procedure (Amendment) Regulations 2016 that implement powers in the Housing and Planning Act 2016 and proposed measures in the Neighbourhood Planning Bill. In addition, my recent Neighbourhood Planning written ministerial statement of 12 December 2016 further strengthened Neighbourhood Planning by making it clear that where communities have planned for housing in their area through a recent neighbourhood plan, that those relevant policies should not be deemed to be “out-of-date” unless there is a significant lack of land supply for housing in the wider local authority area.</p><p>The Government has made available £22.5 million to support Neighbourhood Planning through the 2015-18 support programme. The Housing White Paper 2017 set out our intention to make further funding available to neighbourhood planning groups from 2018-2020.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 26/04/2017 14:55:12 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

674191

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department has provided to councils in support of neighbourhood plans in the last financial year.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mims Davies
uin	60246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2017 answer text <p>In the last financial year 2015/16 the Department paid £5.2 million to local planning authorities to support neighbourhood planning duties. Arrangements for supporting local planning authorities for 2017/18 will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 20/01/2017 14:17:47 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies