My hon. friend the Minister of State for Housing and Planning has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
On 10 July 2014, my hon. Friend the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Nick Boles) amended for a period of 12 months the criteria for consideration of the recovery of planning appeals to include proposals for residential development over 10 units in areas where a qualifying body has submitted a neighbourhood plan proposal to the local planning authority or where a neighbourhood plan has been made (Official Report, Col 24-25WS); and I am now extending that period for a further 6 months from today.