Nigel Mills
Main Page: Nigel Mills (Conservative - Amber Valley)(7 years, 11 months ago)
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Sajid Javid
It is important that the local connection rules are appropriate and are working as we have set out. My hon. Friend also makes a link to section 106 agreements; as I referred to earlier, we have not yet made the final decisions, but that matter is subject to a separate consultation and we are looking at how we can improve it.
Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con)
What action does the Secretary of State propose to take against councils that fail to put in place a local plan?
Sajid Javid
The good news is that the vast majority of councils do have in place a valid local plan, but, of course, some still have not met their requirement. The biggest incentive on councils to do so is that while they do not have a local plan, the presumption in favour of development applies, and that is not fair on the local people they represent. People want to see a plan so that they can control where development takes place.