Moved by
Baroness Parminter
92: Clause 136, page 66, line 36, at end insert—
“(4) Permission in principle may not be granted in respect of land of high environmental value, which is defined as such by dint of—
(a) containing priority habitat(s) listed under section 41 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (biodiversity lists and action (England));
(b) holding a nature conservation designation such as ‘site of special scientific interest’; or
(c) having been selected as a local wildlife site.
(5) Land of high environmental value is also exempt from the development order requirements provided for by section 59A (development orders: permission in principle).”