HC Deb 05 July 1984 vol 63 c260W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his reply of 7 June, Official Report, column 245, if he will list the factors to be taken into account in reaching a decision on the necessity for the preparation of a new unitary development plan by a London borough.

Mr. Macfarlane

The decision on the need to issue a commencement order for the preparation of a unitary development plan in a borough or district will be made in the context of the general planning situation of that particular area. Factors to be taken into account include whether the existing framework of planning policy needs updating; whether there are new or emergent planning issues that need to be tackled by the preparation of a development plan and the views of the local planning authority itself on the need for a new plan.