HC Deb 13 November 1962 vol 667 c172
22. Mr. C. Johnson

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs when he expects to issue to local planning authorities the circular on the review of development plans, particularly in relation to the coastal area within their boundaries.

Mr. Corfield

My right hon. Friend has decided that a general circular on the lines originally proposed is not now needed, but he intends to issue quite soon a separate circular about development in coastal areas.

Mr. Johnson

Has not this circular been in the course of preparation and under discussion with the interested parties for more than a year? As the problem is getting increasingly acute in the coastal areas, will my hon. Friend see that it is made public without delay?

Mr. Corfield

Yes, I can certainly give the hon. Gentleman that undertaking. However, it is not quite true to say that, in its present form, it has been under consideration for all that time.