A Bill to require the Secretary of State to create a new planning use class for retail premises used to provide high cost credit services, which would require the granting of planning permission; to provide that local planning authorities assess demand for retail premises used to provide high cost credit services when considering applications for premises in that planning use class and place a cap on the number of such shops for which planning permission may be granted in any area; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
30 March 2015
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This bill would create a new planning use class for retail premises that provide high-cost credit services, such as payday lenders. It would require planning permission for these premises and require local planning authorities to assess demand and cap how many such shops can be granted in any area.
The bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Commons, placing it in the early stages of passage. It originated in the Commons with a First Reading in 2014 and has not yet progressed beyond the Second Reading in its current form.
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7 Jul 2014
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 7 July 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
