§ 87. Sir D. Walker-Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether it is proposed to improve the position of people residing adjacent to proposed development by extending the requirements of notification of applications for planning permission or by granting some form of right of appeal to persons aggrieved by the grant of a planning permission.
§ Mr. Graham PageI think there is a case for giving local planning authorities discretion to require an applicant to give suitable publicity to the more important planning applications but this should not be a universal requirement. It is at this stage that people should be able to make representations to the local planning authority in appropriate cases, rather than be given a subsequent right of appeal.