Protection of Garden Land (Development Control) Bill

A Private Members Bill introduced by Paul Burstow seeking to protect private gardens from development which is out of character with the surrounding area.

The Bill seeks to make provision about the circumstances in which a planning application may be rejected by a local authority and about rights of appeal in such circumstances; to prohibit repeated planning applications in certain circumstances.


Progress

House of Commons

First reading: February 3 2009 [HC Bill 54]

Second reading: March 20 2009