§ Mr. Hockingasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs, in the development plans approved to date, how many acres of land, in total, have been designated for residential purposes.
§ Sir K. JosephI regret that this information is not available. The main county plans do not identify the land to be used for housing; they show the planning authorities' proposals in broad outline only. Town maps are prepared for areas where substantial development is expected—and for all the county boroughs—and these do identify the land to be used for housing; but such maps
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EXPANDING TOWNS—BLETCHLEY AND SWINDON Acquisition of Land — Land acquired during 1959 Total land acquired up to 31st December, 1959 Acres Acres Bletchley … … … 16 236 Swindon … … … Nil 973 have not yet been produced for all expanding areas, they are constantly being added to and modified, and they can never cover all the land on which house-building will be allowed.