A Bill to require local authorities to assess the infrastructure needed to support future housing and commercial development and to prepare plans for its provision; and for connected purposes.
The Bill would require a local planning authority to assess the infrastructure needed to support housing and commercial development proposed in the local development document. This would have to include health, water, sewage, education and transport, and water. Consultation would be required and the applicant for planning consent would bear the cost of preparation of the infrastructure requirement plan.
House of Commons
13 April 2010
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The Bill would require local planning authorities to assess the infrastructure needed to support proposed housing and commercial development in their local plans. It must cover services such as health, water and sewage, education and transport, and involve consultation. The cost of preparing the infrastructure plan would be paid by the planning applicant.
The bill is in the Commons and currently at the 2nd reading stage. It originated in the Commons and had its first reading on 16 December 2009.
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16 Dec 2009
This Bill was presented, through the ballot procedure, to Parliament on 16 December 2009. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
The Second reading date for this Bill has not been named therefore the Bill has been dropped and will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
