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Parliamentary Private Bill procedure and our built heritage II

By: Language: English Series: Journal of Planning and Environment Law ; 1992, 899-905(7)Publication details: 1992Subject(s): Summary: Clause 19 of the King`s Cross Railway Bill, permitting the abandonment of statutory controls on listed buildings, monuments, and conservation areas for the development of a 97-acre site in London was opposed at committee stage in Parliament. It was deleted from the Private Bill and the committee`s report criticised the procedures for implementing planning provisions in Private Bills generally. This paper takes up that view and explores its consequences for other similar works legislation.

Clause 19 of the King`s Cross Railway Bill, permitting the abandonment of statutory controls on listed buildings, monuments, and conservation areas for the development of a 97-acre site in London was opposed at committee stage in Parliament. It was deleted from the Private Bill and the committee`s report criticised the procedures for implementing planning provisions in Private Bills generally. This paper takes up that view and explores its consequences for other similar works legislation.