§ Mr. Denis Howellasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs why he did not hold a formal inquiry into the recent planning appeal of Mr. N. S. Bolton, of Bordesley Green, Birmingham; and why this appeal has been rejected.
§ Mr. RipponThe parties to the appeal agreed that my right hon. Friend should decide it in the light of their written representations and of a report upon a visit to the site by one of our officers. The appeal was dismissed because the advertisement would have added to clutter on business premises.