Member

I am not aware that it was controversial or objected to at the time that we considered it under the levelling-up legislation; it is just that it has not been brought into force. So, the purpose of my amendment is to add town councils and these new neighbourhood structures the qualifying bodies, to add single foundation strategic authorities and development corporations with planning powers to the relevant authorities for the purpose. I should of course note that I do not live in greater Cambridge any more but it is the intention of the Government to create a development corporation with significant planning powers on all strategic sites in that area. It would be remiss not to ensure that development corporations also have regard to neighbourhood priority statements when undertaking their planning functions. The final part of Amendment 241D would require that new Section 15K neighbourhood priority statements added to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act be brought into force within two months of the passage of this Act.