§ Mr. Rossiasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the current estimated acreage of land with planning permission for house building in each of the regions in England and Wales.
§ Mr. John SilkinI would refer the hon. member to the answer given to my hon. Friends the members for Salford, East (Mr. Allaun) and Gravesend (Mr. Oven-den) on 13th November 1974.—[Vol. 881, c. 129–130.]
§ Mr. Rossiasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what is the current estimated acreage of development land for house building identified in 37W development plans by local planning authorities in each of the regions in England and Wales;
(2) what was the total acreage of land in England and Wales identified as being available for house building on development plans between 1969 and 1974.
§ Mr. John SilkinSince development plans arc prepared by local planning authorities for different time periods and take account of differing local needs, no meaningful estimates of this sort can be made.
§ Mr. Rossiasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total acreage of land in England and Wales granted planning permission for house building in each of the years 1969 to 1974; and what was the acreage and percentage of the total which was granted permission on appeal;
1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 Number of permissions 92,356 95,647 108,584 154,336 146,983 Number of additional permissions granted on appeal 797 690 507 642 1,344 For future years the details asked for will start to become available after September as a result of the data collection arrangements the Government have set in hand under Circular 32/75.
* No figures are yet available for 1974.
§ Mr. Rossiasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total acreage of land with planning permission for house building which was sold in England and Wales in each of the years 1969 to 1974.
§ Mr. John SilkinLand acreage with planning permission for housing sold in private sector transactions involving four or more house plots was as follows:
Number of Acres Sold 1969 8,786 1970 7,679 1971 10,033 1972 17,669 1973 18,199 1974 6,660