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235F: After Clause 72, insert the following new Clause— “Permission for gambling premises: cumulative impact assessments(1) A local authority which is a planning authority must, when considering any application for planning permission or change of use for premises which are to be used for gambling, take into consideration any relevant cumulative impact assessment published in accordance with section 349(1A) of the Gambling Act 2005, and where the conditions in that document are satisfied they shall in the absence of very special circumstances refuse the application.(2) The Gambling Act 2005 is amended according to subsections (3) and (4).(3) In section 153(1)(d), after “statement” insert “, including any cumulative impact assessment,”.(4) After section 349(1), insert—“(1A) A licensing authority may include in their statement an assessment (“a cumulative impact assessment”) stating that they consider that the number of premises licences granted under section 163 in one or more parts of their area described in the assessment is such that it is likely that it would be--(a) inconsistent with the licensing objectives in section 1, or(b) harmful to the wellbeing of the community,for the authority to grant any further premises licences which would result in an increase in the number of such premises in that part or those parts”.”