Member

While I know that noble Lords have proposed these amendments with the intention of supporting the overall policy intent of the Bill, the amendments risk undermining these key reforms to the NSIP consenting regime. Clause 5 strengthens the duty on applicants to notify the Secretary of State of proposed applications, extending this to include host local authorities. It allows for additional information to be prescribed in legislation and introduces a requirement for guidance to be published on the best practice steps to be taken in preparing an application.