Housing: New Developments Debate
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Baroness Scott of Needham Market
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Housing: New Developments
Baroness Scott of Needham Market Excerpts(3 years, 6 months ago)
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Lord Greenhalgh (Con)
My Lords, the drive for development does need to take into account the need for sustainable development. Planning will take on board a zonal approach, with some of the positives of the existing system, and will divide areas into growth areas, renewal areas and protected areas.
Baroness Scott of Needham Market (LD) [V]
I am sure that the Minister will agree that neighbourhood planning has been very successful in involving communities, delivering approximately 18,000 more houses than were contained in local plans. So can he confirm that neighbourhood planning will remain after the Government’s planning reforms are introduced and that they will remain a material consideration when decisions are made?
Lord Greenhalgh (Con)
My Lords, I do not want to presuppose what will be in our response to the planning White Paper, but I recognise the important contribution that neighbourhood plans provide to delivering homes.