PLANNING APPEALS BY TOWN, PARISH AND COMMUNITY COUNCILS

That this House supports the Planning Applications (Appeals by Town and Parish Councils) Bill introduced by the hon. Member for Gower with the support of the Norfolk, Suffolk, Kent, Hampshire and Hertfordshire associations of local councils; notes that the Bill would give town and parish councils the right of appeal against the granting of planning permissions to which they had objected and that this policy is backed by the National Association of Local Councilsin England and by One Voice Wales/Un Llais Cymru which represents Welsh town and community councils; and hopes that the Bill will become law soon.