Planning and Infrastructure Bill — 24 Mar 2025 at 21:41

“different racial, ethnic or national groups”

“protect the right of communities to object to individual planning applications.”-[Official Report, 21 June 2021; Vol. 697, c. 620.]

“The democratic role of councillors in decision-making is the backbone of the English planning system, and this should not be diminished.”

“giving councils more power to reduce the value of land is a step too far, especially in the context of…the inheritance tax fiasco.”

“This Bill comes at a time when the UK farming industry is under immense financial pressure due to the loss of direct payments, extreme weather and the impacts of the family farm tax. So, farmers and landowners must be fully consulted every step of the way.”

“food security is national security”

“has only to sit still and watch complacently his property multiplying in value, sometimes manifold, without either effort or contribution on his part.”

“considering what more we can do to ensure that we get infrastructure for developments up front”.-[Official Report, 12 December 2024; Vol. 758, c. 1068.]

“bold and broad-ranging package of measures”.

“provides a necessary balance between the need to boost building developments, whilst protecting the natural world through a nature restoration fund, driving green initiatives.”

“targeted and impactful interventions to the consenting system,”

“a solar farm requires between 2 to 4 acres for each MW of output.”

“no nationally significant infrastructure projects have been consented which will use greater than 50% best and most versatile agricultural land.”

“ensure that applicants do not site their scheme on the best and most versatile agricultural land without justification”-

“the decision makers will be looking closely at the issues”-[Official Report, 18 March 2025; Vol. 764, c. 164.]

“is going to require our NSIP system to be firing on all cylinders.”

“Some 36 years ago-or to put it another way, 22 transport secretaries ago-the words ‘Lower Thames Crossing’ first appear in the parliamentary record.”

“there remain concerns around how it will ensure that councils-who know their areas best and what they need-remain at the heart of the planning process. The democratic role of councillors in decision-making is the backbone of the English”

“planning system, and this should not be diminished.”

“giving councils more power to reduce the value of land is a step too far, especially in the context of such a challenging outlook for farmers and the inheritance tax fiasco. This is not about people blocking development, it’s about the state paying the market price for land. We need more houses and more economic development, but not at the cost of basic principles.”

“Increasing building of new homes to 380,000 a year”

“the changes are designed to… focus the time of elected councillors on the most significant or controversial applications”-[Official Report, 9 December 2024; Vol. 758, c. 673.]-

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