A Bill to amend section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow local authorities to adopt areas of amenity land which are unregistered or vested in the Crown, for the purposes of maintenance; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
30 March 2015
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This Bill would allow local authorities to take on responsibility for certain amenity lands that are not formally registered or are owned by the Crown, so they can maintain them. It amends section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to enable this adoption and for related purposes. In short, it aims to make public green spaces easier for councils to look after.
The Bill is at the 2nd reading stage in the Commons and has not yet progressed to committees or the Lords.
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15 Jul 2014
This Bill was presented to Parliament on on 15 July 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
This Bill was withdrawn.
The 2014-2015 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
