Written Question
Tuesday 17th November 2020
Asked by:
Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the contribution of the statutory requirement to publicise planning applications in local newspapers to ensuring that there is (a) transparency and (b) democratic engagement in the planning process; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Christopher Pincher
Local planning authorities are required to publicise certain types of planning applications in local newspapers as set out in Article 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015.
In response to coronavirus restrictions, temporary regulations have been introduced to supplement the existing statutory publicity arrangements for planning applications.
Local planning authorities now have the flexibility to take other reasonable steps to publicise applications if they cannot discharge the specific requirement for newspaper publicity – for instance, if the local newspaper is not now in circulation. These steps can include the use of social media and other electronic communications, such as local online news portals, and must be proportionate to the scale and nature of the proposed development.
However, if a local planning authority is required to publicise a planning application in a local newspaper, and that paper is still in circulation, then they must continue to do so.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Oct 2020
Planning and House Building
"I beg to move,
That this House welcomes the Government’s levelling up agenda and supports appropriate housing development and the Government’s overall housing objectives; further welcomes the Government’s consultation, Planning for the Future, updated on 6 August 2020, as a chance to reform housing and land use for the public …..."Bob Seely - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Oct 2020
Planning and House Building
"If the targets are unrealistic, it will cause grief for no purpose, so I thank my hon. Friend for her remark.
In the last three London boroughs that I mentioned—Barnet, Bromley and Hillingdon—alone, the algorithmic process demands a total of 153,938 new properties, or the equivalent of 20 small new …..."Bob Seely - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Oct 2020
Planning and House Building
"I am just coming to that point. The 10 largest developers control 70% of supply. They withhold land to inflate value; while 80% of residential permissions are granted, half remain unbuilt and 900,000 permissions, as my hon. Friend says, are outstanding. If just 10% of those were finished every year, …..."Bob Seely - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Oct 2020
Planning and House Building
"I thank my hon. Friend for his comments and I agree wholeheartedly...."Bob Seely - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Oct 2020
Planning and House Building
"I agree with my hon. Friend and thank him for his intervention.
I will now make a few brief points about my constituency. The Government tell rural England that it needs to do its bit, and the Isle of Wight has a story that is similar to many others. Since …..."Bob Seely - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Oct 2020
Planning and House Building
"I thoroughly agree with my hon. Friend. The good folks who retire to the Isle of Wight use assets. They use cash from house sales, not income, to buy. Therefore, affordability criteria based on income make little sense and artificially inflate our housing need by 70%. Our targets have little …..."Bob Seely - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Oct 2020
Planning and House Building
"I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, as well as you, Mr Speaker. In general, whether we represent suburbs or national parks, islands or cities, there is worth in the beauty of nature and place. We cannot keep ramming in housing without damaging our stewardship of the world. We …..."Bob Seely - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Oct 2020
Planning and House Building
"I read this morning that this was going to be a traditionalist rant, but actually it has been a very thoughtful debate, as we are trying to balance the needs of constituents and the needs of the environment with new housing. There is a clear message from this House, which …..."Bob Seely - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 23rd September 2020
Asked by:
Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to implement reforms on the planning system outlined in the Planning for the Future consultation, updated on 6 August 2020.
Answered by Christopher Pincher
The proposals are out for consultation until 29 October 2020. Following consideration of the consultation responses received, the Government will publish a response in due course. The response will set out any decisions and any associated proposed implementation.