London Local Authorities Bill [Lords]

I think that it is much worse than that; this is a fundamental attack on the rights of property. The explanatory notes state:"““Subsection (2) of section 115F provides that except where the council are the owners of the sub-soil beneath the part of the highway in relation to which the permission is granted, the charges may not exceed the standard amount””." That is, the council may charge only reasonable costs. That means that a council would be able to charge someone for doing something on that person's own land, which must be wrong.