Nigel Adams
Main Page: Nigel Adams (Conservative - Selby and Ainsty)
Grant Shapps
My hon. Friend is absolutely right to point to the scale of the problem, which is enormous, perhaps a multi-billion pound per annum scandal, and this Government are absolutely determined to crack down on it. I introduced a consultation on sub-letting, stating that our preferred option is to criminalise the activity. We intend to do exactly what is outlined in the consultation and, in doing so, to end the scandal that means that such homes do not go to the people who rightly need them.
Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty) (Con)
21. What guidance his Department has issued to the Planning Inspectorate on planning appeals concerning onshore wind farms.
The Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Greg Clark)
The Planning Inspectorate has received the same advice as local authorities: the Government’s commitment to abolish the regional spatial strategies, including the targets for renewable energy, can be taken into account as a material consideration in planning decisions.
Nigel Adams
Has the Planning Inspectorate been instructed to take into account the views of local residents, campaign groups and communities during the appeal process?