§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many planning applications, by borough, have been determined by the London Docklands Development Corporation in advance of receipt of the appropriate borough council's views on the application.
§ Sir George Young[pursuant to his reply, 8 June 1984, c. 314–15]: The information is as follows:
- Newham—41 out of 252 (16.3 per cent.)
- Southwark—120 out of 233 (51.5 per cent.)
- Tower Hamlets—125 out of 359 (34.8 per cent.)
These figures are based on the date when a formal letter from the relevant borough council was received. If time deadlines are tight, the borough council's views are on occasion made known to the LDDC by telephone.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment in the case of how many planning applications, by borough, determined by the London Docklands Development Corporation, its decision was contrary to the views put forward by the appropriate borough council, where these had been received before the decision was made.
§ Sir George Young[pursuant to his reply, 8 June 1984, c. 314–15]: The information is as follows:
- Newham—29 out of 252 (11.5 per cent.)
- Southwark—41 out of 233 (17.6 per cent.)
- Tower Hamlets—18 out of 359 (5 per cent.)
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment on how many planning applications, by borough, the London Docklands Development Corporation has offered a member level meeting to the appropriate borough council before making a decision which is contrary to that council's views.
§ Sir George Young[pursuant to his reply, 8 June 1984, c. 314–15]: I understand that borough councils sought meetings on three occasions, and these were held in each case.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many planning applications which include office use have been granted by the London Docklands Development Corporation; and what is the total area, in square feet, of office use granted permission by the London Docklands Development Corporation.
§ Sir George Young[pursuant to his reply, 8 June 1984, c. 314–15]: Forty two planning applications which 563W included office use have been granted by the LDDC. These total 2,876, 337 sq ft, of which 2,188,898 sq ft are in the Hay's wharf scheme.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment on what area of land, in acres or square feet, which was previously zoned for industrial use in the London Docklands strategic plan or the appropriate local plan, planning permission has been granted by the London Docklands Development Corporation for (a) offices, (b) housing, (c) warehousing and (d) other.
§ Sir George Young[pursuant to his reply, 8 June 1984, c. 314–15]: The information is as follows:
- (a) 292,507 sq ft
- (b) 699,807 sq ft plus 9 acres of land
- (c) 288,101 sq ft
- (d) 395,843 sq ft plus 8.7 acres of land
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment on what area of land, in acres or square feet, which was previously zoned for housing use in the London Docklands strategic plan or the appropriate local plan, planning permission has been granted by the London Docklands Development Corporation for (a) offices, (b) industry, (c) warehousing and (d) other.
§ Sir George Young[pursuant to his rely, 8 June 1984, c. 314–15]: The information is as follows:
- (a) 0.3 acres
- (b) None
- (c) 1.8 acres
- (d) 3.9 acres
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many planning applications, by borough, have been determined by the London Docklands Development Corporation since it came into existence; and, of these, how many were classified as major applications on which more than 14 days were allowed for consultation;
(2) how the London Docklands Development Corporation defines major planning applications and minor planning applications for the purposes of consultation.
§ Sir George Young[pursuant to his reply, 8 June 1984, col. 314–15]: I now understand that a total of 1,020 planning applications have been determined by the LDDC, as follows: Newham 317; Southwark 281; Tower Hamlets 422. Two hundred and six of these were classified as "major" as defined by the Department of the Environment criteria for quarterly statistical returns — residential development of 10 or more dwellings and non-residential development of 1,000 or more square metres of floor space. The LDDC's code of consultation gives the broad guidelines used by the corporation for deciding on consultation periods with local authorities. Whether more than 14 days is allowed for consultation depends upon the characteristics of a particular proposal. Cases where periods of more than 14 days are allowed would include applications by the LDDC for deemed planning permission; applications for listed building consent; applications involving a fundamental departure from the statutorily approved development plan; and special development order submissions.