In August and September 2020, the Government made several changes to the planning system in England. It introduced secondary legislation creating new permitted development rights and making changes to use classes. Five of these statutory instruments are being debated in the House of Lords on 27 October 2020. This article provides a summary of these instruments and the scrutiny they have received so far in Parliament.
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Leaving the EU: Local Government Consultation After Withdrawal (128 KB, PDF)
On 19 March 2018, Lord Shipley (Liberal Democrat) moved an amendment to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill that sought to clarify and enhance the consultative and advisory role of local government in the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, and in domestic law following the UK’s exit from the EU.
Local government currently has a formal advisory role in the EU law and policy-making process through its membership of the European Union Committee of the Regions. The UK Government has not yet provided details on whether this will be replicated domestically after its withdrawal from the EU.
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Leaving the EU: Local Government Consultation After Withdrawal (128 KB, PDF)
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