With respect to the noble Lord, I am not sure we are. The noble Lord has been around the planning block a few times and he will know that occasionally planning decisions have national significance. Not least for that reason, we need to retain the power of the Secretary of State to recover appeals in limited circumstances.
Neighbourhood Planning Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 31 January 2017.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Neighbourhood Planning Bill.
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