§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give his definition of a "minor development" as it relates to development by local authorities under the Community Land Act.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettThe term is not a statutory one. It has sometimes been used to cover "exempt" development—which is broadly small scale development that does not require specific planning permission—and "excepted" development—which includes a wide range of development that is not large enough to justify it being brought within the community land scheme. These latter terms are defined respectively in Schedule 1 of the Act and in Section 3(2)(b) of the Act and the Community Land (Excepted Development) Regulations, 1976.