§ 35 and 36. Sir Ralph Glynasked the Minister of Town and Country Planning (1) whether, in view of the Central Land Board's decision that the cubic contents of buildings occupying small sites cannot be aggregated for the purpose of assessing the development charge when re-development is contemplated with a single composite building over, the amalgamated sites, he will make an Order that such aggregation will be permitted, since refusal to do so is imposing severe hardship on owners of such sites and is impeding practical schemes of development;
(2) if he will make a regulation to the effect that where a development scheme has received his Department's approval 735 the aggregation of the cubic content of all the buildings upon the site of such development will be permitted.
§ Mr. SilkinThe answer is "No, Sir." The hon. Member no doubt has in mind the building of a block of flats on a site formerly occupied by a number of houses. The owner in such a case has a claim under Part VI of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947, in respect of any diminution in value resulting from the Act.
§ Sir R. GlynWill the right hon. Gentleman consider the advantage of clarifying some of these very complicated regulations which are undoubtedly holding up building and development generally?
§ Mr. SilkinIf the hon. Gentleman will tell me which particular regulation he finds difficult to understand, I will certainly have another look at it.