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HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI reiterate my thanks to my hon. Friend, who has worked so hard with my right hon. Friend the Member for Chipping Barnet to make sure that we get our planning system right, on…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillAs I mentioned just now, the Bill is not just about building; it is also about protecting the environment. A number of measures in the Bill will ensure that we protect our natural…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI can give a confirmation that there will be some transitional provisions enabling local councils to proceed with the plan that they are about to adopt, but if they want to…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillWe are bringing through a very important first step to identify where people have short-term lets across the country and where there are local issues. We know there are issues in…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI am happy to discuss that issue further with my right hon. Friend. As I mentioned, we are very concerned about build-out to increase the number of homes, and I know that the…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillWe are looking at the issue carefully and will consult on further measures that we might be able to bring forward. I assure the hon. Gentleman that where there are reasonable…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Unadopted Roads: New Housing EstatesI am very happy to get back to my right hon. Friend, but I assume that in any event the maximum is 10 years for a breach of the planning controls.01 Dec 2022HANSARD Unadopted Roads: New Housing EstatesI am very happy to get back to my right hon. Friend on that specific point, but we do recognise that if developers flout the rules and breach conditions they will also run the…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Unadopted Roads: New Housing EstatesI do totally understand the point. As a local MP, I have worked with developers and streets to get to the position where roads are adopted so that the local authority can take…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Unadopted Roads: New Housing EstatesMy right hon. Friend makes a very valuable point, and I would also be very keen to speak to her on this issue, because she clearly has the same issues in her constituency, as we…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Unadopted Roads: New Housing EstatesI start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for South West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous) for so powerfully articulating his constituents’ and many other constituents’ concerns…01 Dec 2022HANSARDLand BankingToo often, planning permission is granted and building work simply does not start. Through the Levelling up and Regeneration Bill that is currently going through the House,…21 Nov 2022HANSARDHomes for Older PeopleI am sorry that Barnsley has not been successful in its levelling-up fund bids, but of course a variety of schemes have been put forward to improve local areas. Those are not…21 Nov 2022HANSARDHomes for Older PeopleAs a new Minister in post, I wish to reassure my hon. Friend that I am committed to taking forward the taskforce and I have already spoken to the Minister for Care about…21 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are absolutely committed to making the most of brownfield land. In fact, the national planning policy framework sets out that planning policies and decisions should give…21 Nov 2022HANSARDHomes for Older PeopleI know that my hon. Friend has considerable expertise in this area as a member of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee. As our population ages, we are committed to…21 Nov 2022HANSARDMixed-use DevelopmentI echo my hon. Friend’s praise of the Sanderson family and their commitment to the local area, and I welcome them to the House of Commons today. I am delighted that Government…21 Nov 2022HANSARDLand BankingMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the need for local areas to build on brownfield sites. In Leicester, the 35% uplift applies, meaning that as an urban area they…21 Nov 2022HANSARDMixed-use DevelopmentWe cannot have houses without services and infrastructure. The national planning policy framework recognises the need for mixed-use developments, including local facilities and…21 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe national planning policy framework is clear that a local authority should not propose to alter a green-belt boundary unless there are exceptional circumstances and it can show…21 Nov 2022