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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI therefore seek assurance that those members of the public—and in some cases members of the council, presumably—would be able to ask for it to be held in person if that was more…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy understanding, then, is that in the instance of a local plan hearing, the local planning authority would decide whether it should—the Minister is shaking her head, so I have…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these three amendments, which enable planning appeals to be heard virtually, where the choice is being made by an appointed…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank particularly the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, for her full-hearted support for this amendment and the approach that it is taking. I thank the Minister for her…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville was unable to remain in your Lordships’ House to this late hour and has passed me some notes to which I will…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Stevenage, and the noble Lord, Lord Best, for raising these important points about buildout. I will address the noble…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank the Minister for the information she has provided about sanctions and so on. I wait to see how firm those sanctions are. On the issue of local planning authorities having…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I speak to my Amendment 287, which would achieve a planning fee system that would cover costs for local planning authorities. It largely mirrors Amendment 267 in the…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, the Grenfell fire tragedy of June 2017 has rightly ensured that many of us in this Chamber have put our minds to the outrageous way in which the construction industry…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, my Amendment 257B is to Clause 101, by which the Government will centralise to the Secretary of State some of the most important planning decisions that will be taken in…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank the Minister for his careful response to the concerns that have been raised. I said at the outset that I understand that some planning decisions must be made rapidly in…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillNear the beginning of my speech, I asked the Minister if he would be able to define a street. Could he do so now?20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I was reflecting that we have barely mentioned levelling up in the last two Committee days. Yet my noble friend has helpfully raised the importance of relating…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI apologise. The noble Earl said that commercial developments in an area would have a vote, but how would they be on the electoral roll? Clause 99 says they would be.20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI apologise to the Minister, but could she explain to the House where the balance lies between commercial interests and their development, and the policies that she has rightly…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have two amendments in my name that I wish to speak to briefly. However, prior to that, I say that my noble friend Lord Stunell made an important point about how all…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have a lot of sympathy with the views expressed by the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, about conservation areas and permitted development rights. For residents who are…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I think we can say that there has been a less than enthusiastic response to the proposals in Clause 99, and I endorse everything said by the three previous speakers.…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillSo could Tesco, for instance, have a vote, if there was a little Tesco Express on the street?20 Apr 2023