§ Mr. Andrew Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment why he did not accept the advice of the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission that he call in for public inquiry the proposed building works at the grade II listed building housing the Royal Mint.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe notification and advertisement procedures which apply to listed building consent applications are so designed to allow members of the public, local conservation bodies and the national amenity societies an opportunity to make representations. These procedures were followed and representations were received which identified the issues involved. The HBMC indicated that it was minded to authorise listed building consent, though it considered that a case for call-in existed. Having had regard to all the representations, it was not thought that a public inquiry was necessary and no overriding reason was seen to remove jurisdiction from the Tower Hamlets borough council and the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission.