Planning Approval For Power Stations

EDM number 748 in 1997-98, proposed by Mark Oaten on 05/02/1998.

That this House notes its concern that private energy companies have the right to develop former power station sites without planning permission, if those stations have a capacity of 50 MW or less; and further notes that this exemption takes away the right of local authorities to plan for the consequences of such a development and moreover sets a worrying precedent for the take-up of other sites which previously have been regulated in some way but will in future require no reference to planning law.

This motion has been signed by a total of 35 MPs.