§ 11. Sir A. Meyerasked the Secretary of State for Wales what communications he has received about the circumstances in which planning permission was given for the extension of the Portland Cement Company's quarry at Cefn Mawr in Flint-shire; and what reply he has sent.
§ Mr. Gibson-WattWe have received three letters of protest. I am having inquiries made into this matter and will reply as soon as these are complete.
§ Sir A. MeyerI am grateful to my hon. Friend, but would he urge upon the planning authorities in Wales not to rest content with the existing inadequate statutory provisions for consultation but to go out and tell people, whose property or whose livelihood may be affected, of planning decisions, and will he keep in very close touch with his colleagues in the Department of the Environment who are, as I understand it from the debate last week, about to issue a circular of guidance to authorities in England on this subject?
§ Mr. Gibson-WattI know that this is a problem. Without going into details at this stage I would say that I have been given to understand that the local parish council was consulted in this case as well as other bodies and that there was no objection to the application at the time.