§ Mr. Molloyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the criteria used by his Department to uphold appeals against local authority planning committees which refuse planning permission for industrial enterprises to be carried on in private dwellings outside the areas defined for industrial use but within areas designated and acknowledged as residential areas.
§ Mr. John SilkinProposals for development of this kind are considered on 47W their merits with due regard to the probable effects of the proposal on amenity, including the amenity of other houses nearby, and the desirability of preventing the loss of useful housing accommodation. Advice on this subject is contained in my Department's Development Control Policy Note No. 2 "Development in residential areas.