Moved by
Baroness Scott of Bybrook
281CB: Clause 115, page 148, line 30, at end insert—
“(aa) after subsection (5) insert—
“(5A) Regulations may make provision specifying descriptions of planning permissions or permissions in principle that are, or are not, to be treated as development permission for the carrying out of self-build and custom housebuilding for the purposes of this section.”;”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment allows the Secretary of State to specify descriptions of planning permissions or permissions in principle that will count as development permissions for the purpose of a local planning authority complying with its duty to meet the demand for self-build and custom housebuilding in its area.
281CC: Clause 115, page 148, line 30, at end insert—
“(ab) in subsection (6), for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a) the demand for self-build and custom housebuilding in an authority's area in respect of a base period is the aggregate of—
(i) the demand for self-build and custom housebuilding arising in the authority's area in the base period; and
(ii) any demand for self-build and custom housebuilding that arose in the authority’s area in an earlier base period and in relation to which—
(A) the time allowed for complying with the duty in subsection (2) expired during the base period in question, and
(B) the duty in subsection (2) has not been met;
(aa) the demand for self-build and custom housebuilding arising in an authority’s area in a base period is evidenced by the number of entries added during that period to the register under section 1 kept by the authority;”;”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment provides that the demand for self-build and custom housebuilding in an authority’s area in a particular 12 month base period should be treated as including any demand from an earlier 12 month base period which has not been met within the time period allowed for complying with the duty to meet that demand.
281CD: Clause 115, page 148, line 31, at end insert—
“(c) in subsection (9)(b), for “arising in” substitute “in respect of”.”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment is consequential on the amendment inserting a new paragraph (ab) at the end of line 30 of Clause 115 in the minister’s name.
281CE: Clause 115, page 148, line 31, at end insert—
“(2) In section 4 of the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (regulations), in subsection (2), before paragraph (za) insert—
“(zza) section 2A(5A),”.”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment provides that regulations made under section 2A(5A) (see the amendment inserting a new paragraph (aa) at the end of line 30 in Clause 115 in the minister’s name) are subject to the negative resolution procedure.