§ 14. Mr. Onslowasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will ensure that adequate technical guidance is made available to planning authorities, and to applicants for the establishment of mast sites, for microwave communication systems on the requirements of such sites; and if he will apply the same limitations of planning control in this connection to nationalised industries as to private applicants.
§ Mr. MacDermotA circular on planning control of radio masts has just been sent to planning authorities. A copy is available in the Library, and I will send one to the hon. Gentleman. Planning control applies to nationalised industries as to other developers.
§ Mr. OnslowI am grateful for that assurance. If the nationalised industries are subject to the same control in this context, why should they not be subject to the same controls as private individuals in other contexts, such as gasometers and so on?
§ Mr. MacDermotIf the hon. Gentleman is referring to the position from the point of view of compensation for statutory undertakers—I gather that he has that in mind by his reference to gasometers—then that matter has been dealt with in the planning legislation.