§ Mr. Cummingsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list by county for each year, since and including 1976, the opencast coal mining applications that have been considered by him on appeal, and the result of those appeals in each case.
§ Mr. TrippierThe available information is as follows:
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Date Result Gloucestershire 31 October 1984 Former Lightmoor Colliery, nr. Cinderford Dismissed 5 August 1986 Oakenhill Wood, Parkend Dismissed 19 February 1987 Oakenhill Wood. Parkend Allowed Greater Manchester 29 December 1978 Foggbrook Quarry, Stockport Dismissed Hereford and Worcestershire 10 June 1980 Hunthouse Farm, Mamble Dismissed 23 March 1982 Hunthouse Farm, Mamble Dismissed Leicestershire 6 June 1986 Pot Kiln Farm Allowed Northumberland 24 June 1985 Stiddle Hill, Ridsdale Allowed 3 March 1986 Land East of Spina Road, Backworth Allowed 9 April 1986 Pit Field, Cramlington Dismissed 26 June 1986 Plenmeller, nr. Haltwhistle Allowed South Yorkshire 25 May 1978 Harthill Allowed 7 May 1980 Hermit Hill, Wortley Allowed 25 March 1982 Barugh, Barnsley Allowed 9 November 1986 Waverley East, Rotherham Allowed Staffordshire 11 December 1986 Bilston, Wolverhampton Allowed 23 February 1987 Streets Lane, Cheslyn Hay Allowed 31 March 1987 High Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme Allowed Tyne and Wear 25 January 1980 Butterlaw Farm, Newcastle Dismissed 16 April 1980 Penshaw Junction, Cox Green Allowed 22 March 1982 Wagonway, Backworth Dismissed 30 July 1982 Butterlaw Farm, Newcastle Allowed 13 August 1986 Land East of Butterlaw Farm Allowed 24 October 1986 Barlow Lane, Gateshead Dismissed West Midlands 23 March 1987 Ryders Hayes, Walsall Dismissed West Yorkshire 24 June 1982 Sanderson Lane, Rothwell Dismissed Notes:
(1) Information is available only in respect of these cases recovered for the Secretary of State's jurisdiction.
(2) Prior to March 1 1984 the NCB obtained authorisation for opencast operations from the Secretary of State for Energy and the appeals procedures under the 1971 Town and Country Planning Act did not apply. Prior to March 1 1984 the statistics relate only to private sector operators.