Agenda item

Bills

Neighbourhood Planning Bill

The Bill proposes restrictions on the imposition of planning conditions by local planning authorities (including a ban on pre-commencement conditions unless agreed by the applicant), minor modifications to the ‘neighbourhood planning’ regime, and simplification of the law of compulsory purchase.

Statutory Instruments

Date inforce

The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, S.I. No. 868

The Regulations give effect to revised E.U. controls for the Trichinella parasite in meat. They will be enforced by the Common Council as food authority for the City and as port health authority.

15 October 2016

The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, S.I. No. 871

The Regulations make detailed provision about the broader range of powers for the Secretary of State (or the Mayor of London) to intervene in the local plan-making process conferred by the Housing and Planning Act 2016.

1 October 2016

The Neighbourhood Planning (General) and Development Management Procedure (Amendment) Regulations 2016, S.I. No. 873

The Regulations impose deadlines on local planning authorities in dealing with proposals to designate ‘neighbourhood areas’ for the purposes of the neighbourhood planning regime.

1 October 2016

The Benefit Cap (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, S.I. No. 909

The Regulations give effect to the lower level of ‘benefit cap’ enacted earlier this year (£23,000 for a household in Greater London) and introduce new exemptions for carers and guardians. The Common Council is responsible for implementing the cap in relation to those for whom it administers housing benefit.

7 November 2016

The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, S.I. No. 934

The Regulations impose deadlines on local planning authorities for the holding of referendums on proposals for neighbourhood development plans or orders.

1 October 2016

The Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, S.I. No. 944

The Regulations modify the Secretary of State’s power to designate a local planning authority as ‘under-performing’, thereby allowing planning applications to be made directly to him instead of the authority, so that it may apply separately to major and non-major development; and set out the Secretary of State’s publicity duties in relation to such applications.

21 October 2016

The Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) Regulations 2016, S.I. No. 946

The Regulations set out rules for the management and investment of the funds held by administering authorities of local government pension schemes.

1 November 2016