HC Deb 19 January 1972 vol 829 cc456-7
31. Mr. Rost

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will investigate complaints by Dale Abbey Parish Council and Stanley Parish Council relating to dissatisfaction with his Department's rôole in the overall planning policy in these two areas.

Mr. Graham Page

If my hon. Friend will let me have details of these complaints I will gladly investigate them.

Mr. Rost

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that answer. There are so many inconsistent planning decisions that my hon. Friend will have a busy time. Will he look into the details which I shall send him of the inconsistencies, as the problem is causing considerable concern in this area? Some villages are in danger of dying, schools may have to close down and other social services and amenities are threatened because of inconsistent planning decisions.

Mr. Page

I am not sure about the facts of the decision to which my hon. Friend refers but the local planning authority, in my hon. Friend's case the Derbyshire County Council, is primarily responsible for day-to-day planning control in the area, and I have no trace of any appeals from decisions which would affect the parishes to which my hon. Friend refers.