Key Facts

• New clause 38 would amend Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987.
• The amendment includes creating new use classes C3A for secondary or supplementary residences and C3B for holiday rental properties.
• New clause 39 would amend section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to require planning permission for using a dwelling as a second home after ownership changes.
• Before the pandemic, average house prices in Cumbria were about £250,000 with average household income around £26,000.
• In areas like Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, average house prices approached £500,000 while household incomes remained low.
• There are 5,500 people on the council house waiting list in Cumbria.
• Between June 2020 and June 2021, there was a 32% rise in holiday lets in South Lakeland.
• Up to 80% of all house transactions in recent years fall into the second homes market.
• There are 8,111 short-term available lets within the community compared to only 262 long-term lets on Rightmove.
• York has seen a 45% increase in Airbnbs over the pandemic period.
• There are currently 2,068 Airbnbs listed in York's community.
• Renting a property in York costs an average of £945 per month compared to an Airbnb stay costing £700 for a weekend.
• The council tax premium will affect the wealthiest 5% of second home owners.
• Some property owners can register as holiday let small businesses without paying council tax or business rates.
• Amendment 120 would enable neighbourhood development plans to restrict new housing in National Parks and AONBs to affordable housing.
• New clause 40 allows local authorities to mandate that new housing within their jurisdiction in National Parks or AONBs is affordable.
• The amendment aims to tackle extreme situations by providing radical powers to planning authorities.
• These powers would allow for the enforcement of genuine affordability criteria, such as social rented or shared ownership properties.
• Experience shows that when national park planning authorities had greater powers in practice, provisions worked effectively.
• New clause 41 would enable local planning authorities to mandate affordable housing.
• Local planning authorities could define “affordable” for the purposes of this new clause.
• Amendment 2 seeks to insert 'to the mitigation of flooding and' after 'contribute' in clause 88.
• Paisley's proposal focuses on integrating flood mitigation into neighbourhood development plans.
• New clause requires setting minimum standards for flood resilience, mitigation, and waste management.
• Clause mandates data availability about flood risk for insurers and property owners.
• Certification scheme sets standards for property improvements with accreditation for installers.
• Insurance rules to consider certified improvements or planning requirements in premium calculation.
• Flood Reinsurance eligibility extended to premises built after 2009 with resilience measures and SME buildings insurance.
• Amendment 133 addresses drought preparedness.
• The MP represents York, which has experienced significant flooding.
• £45 million and £38 million have been spent on flood defences in York.
• Resilience in York will hold for 17 years before the risk of flooding reoccurs.
• Flood Re was introduced in 2016 with exemptions for businesses, leasehold properties, and properties built after 2009.
• DEFRA has increased resilience grants to £10,000.
• In Cumbria, there have been two one-in-100-year storm events and a one-in-200-year event over the past 18 years.
• Storm Desmond in 2015 devastated Kendal and other parts of Burneside, Staveley, with significant human and economic consequences.
• Water companies made nearly £3 billion profit last year.
• The River Kent is one of the fastest-flowing rivers in the UK, covering about 20 miles from source to sea.
• The adaptation communication was published in 2020.
• Surface water flood hazard maps have not been updated since 2013.
• New FCA rules would ensure that flood prevention and mitigation improvements are taken into account when setting insurance rates.
• There is no equivalent scheme to help small and medium-sized enterprises access flood insurance.
• Climate change adaptation and mitigation has been a key part of the planning system since 2009.
• £5.2 billion is being invested to better protect 336,000 properties from flooding.
• The Centre for Sustainable Energy published a guide in 2020 on low-carbon neighbourhood plans covering flood and drought risk policy.
• Flood Re does not extend to homes built after 2009 or cover businesses.
• Regulations came into force in April allowing Flood Re to pay claims from insurers up to £10,000 for resilient repair.
• Amendment proposes inserting a new section (11D) into the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
• The report must cover the uptake of neighbourhood development plans in less affluent and urban areas.
• It also mandates reporting on steps taken by Government to increase this uptake.
• Clause 88 confirms the statutory role of neighbourhood planning and sets out policies that a neighbourhood plan may include.
• There are 1,061 approved neighbourhood plans via referendum.
• Proposed new subsection (2C)(b) under clause 88 stipulates that a neighbourhood plan cannot be inconsistent with any NDMP.
• The Government has the power to set out transitional and saving provision in regulations through Clause 195.
• Amendments 104, 105, 106, 107, and 108 are proposed.
• Clause 90 inserts new section 39A into the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
• The amendments aim to enable plan-making authorities to require prescribed private bodies to assist in the process.
• Amendment 134 aims to ensure information used in plans is no more than five years old.
• 12,000 Afghans have been housed in hotels for a year due to the Afghanistan crisis.
• The amendment emphasizes the relevance of up-to-date information in planning systems.
• Clause 90 requires organisations responsible for vital local services to assist in creating local plans.
• The amendment imposes a blanket five-year time limit on the use of this power.
• Information such as character studies of conservation areas or utilities assessments may be relevant for more than five years.