HC Deb 27 June 1977 vol 934 cc47-8W
Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has announced his decision

Structure Plan Date of Submission Proposed date for start of Examination in Public
Buckinghamshire CC … … … 2nd February 1977 27th September 1977
Humberside CC … … … 4th March 1977 6th September 1977
Suffolk CC … … … 10th March 1977 8th November 1977
Bedfordshire CC … … … 19th March 1977 22nd November 1977
Norfolk CC … … … 21st March 1977 24th January 1978
Cheshire CC … … … 2nd May 1977 November 1977
Derbyshire CC … … … 2nd May 1977 24th January 1978

Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will identify the specific geographical areas within their counties for which the four county councils listed in the reply by the hon. Member for Greenwich (Mr. Barnett) of 24th January have not yet submitted structure plans.

Mr. Guy Barnett

The areas are as follows:

County Planning Authority and Geographical area

  • Cleveland CC: The borough of Hartlepool.
  • Hampshire CC: Those parts of the administrative county of Hampshire not covered by the South Hampshire Structure Plan.
  • Hereford and Worcester CC: The city of Worcester.
  • Leicestershire CC: The district of Rutland.

Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, pursuant to the reply of the hon. Member for Greenwich (Mr. Barnett) to the hon. Member for Melton on 24th January, the three county councils involved have adhered to the timetable for altering their structure plans; and what progress has been made to date.

Mr. Guy Barnett

The Warwickshire County Council and the West Midlands County Council have submitted proposals for the alteration of the Warwickshire on any of the 16 structure plans which were with his Department on 24th January; if so, on which; and to what effect.

Mr. Guy Barnett

The structure plan for South Hampshire was approved, with modifications, on 10th March 1977.

Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many of the 36 planning authorities which had not submitted their structure plans to him by 24th January have since done so; which they are; and what dates have been set for the examination in public.

Mr. Guy Barnett

Seven. The list is as follows:

and Coventry structure plans covering the matters reserved when those plans were approved by my right hon. Friend in 1975. It is proposed that these alterations should be examined in public very early in 1978 together with more detailed parts of the Warwickshire structure plan submitted for the areas of Nuneaton/ Bedworth, Warwick /Leamington Spa/ Kenilworth and Rugby.

I understand that proposals for the alteration of the structure plans for the former counties of Worcestershire and Herefordshire, which were approved in 1975 and 1976 respectively, subject to reservations on transport, are expected to be submitted by the present county council late this year.