HC Deb 26 March 1984 vol 57 c117

Lords amendment: No. 1, in page 3, leave out from beginning of line 4 to "but" in line 7 and insert— (8) Any permission or consent granted before the date on which this section comes into force which would have been a valid planning permission, listed building consent or conservation area consent but for the fact that—

  1. (a) the land in respect of which it was granted was Crown land; and
  2. (b) no interest in the land was for the time being held otherwise than by or on behalf of the Crown.
shall be deemed to have been a valid planning permission, listed building consent or conservation area consent, as the case may be".

10.45 pm
The Under-Secretary of State for the Environment (Mr. Neil Macfarlane)

I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.

On Second Reading, doubts were expressed about the drafting of this important subsection. While we consider that the original drafting achieved the desired effect, we have felt it right to ask parliamentary counsel to redraft it so as to overcome any doubts that might still exist in the minds of some local planning authorities. The amendment has the same effect as the original subsection 1(8), but we hope that those who were concerned previously will find it easier to understand.

Question put and agreed to.

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