§ Mr. Cyril Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many applications he has received from London borough authorities and the GLC to demolish properties in conservation areas in London; which are the affected conservation areas; how many properties it is proposed to demolish in each; which application would involve the demolition of the greatest proportion of the conservation area concerned; and how many objections he has received to each of these applications.
§ Mr. CroslandSince the Town and Country Amenities Act 1974 came into operation in September 1974, eight applications have been made by the London 57W borough councils and the Greater London Council for consent to demolish 78 buildings which are unlisted but situated within designated conservation areas. Details of these applications are provided in the list below. The proposal affecting
APPLICATIONS MADE TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE BY THE LONDON BOROUGH COUNCILS AND THE GREATER LONDON COUNCIL FOR CONSENT TO THE DEMOLITION OF UNLISTED BUILDINGS IN CONSERVATION AREAS Local Authority Buildings Objections Kingston-upon-Thames … Nos. 40, 42 and 44 Union Street (Kingston Old Town Conservation Area). 3 Nil Greater London Council … Nos. 91–115 (odd) Brixton Road, Lambeth (Brixton Road Conservation Area). 12 Nil Kingston-upon-Thames Nos. 2, 4, 4a, 6, 8, 8a and 10 St. James Road and Guildhall Annexe (Kingston Old Town Conservation Area). 8 1 Camden … Campden Court, Holly Bush Vale (Hampstead Conservation Area). 1 2 Camden … Nos. 38–50 Fitzroy Road, N.W.1 (Primrose Hill Conservation Area). 7 54 Greater London Council … Houses in Lichfield Road, College Terrace and Tredegar Terrace, Tower Hamlets (Tredegar Square Conservation Area). 33 3 plus petition of 400 signatures City of London … Nos. 42–46 Ludgate Hill and Nos. 1–6 Old Bailey (Amen Court Conservation Area). 9 Nil Camden … Nos. 54–62 Millman Street (Bloomsbury Conservation Area). 5 2