HC Deb 17 November 1953 vol 520 c145W
90. Mr. Gower

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what steps he will take to ensure that housing authorities shall be restrained from building upon good agricultural land in cases where other inferior land might be used for such building purposes; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Marples

Under existing arrangements every proposal by a local authority to build houses on good agricultural land

NEW DWELLINGS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND NEW TOWNS ON APPROVED TENDERS
— 1 bedroom 2 bedrooms 3 bedrooms More than 3 bedrooms
Number Percentage of Total Number Percentage of Total Number Percentage of Total Number Percentage of Total
HOUSES AND FLATS:
2nd quarter of 1952 … 4,460 8.6 19,667 38.2 26,536 51.5 875 1.7
3rd quarter of 1952 … 4,588 7.1 24,764 38.2 34,339 53.0 1,117 1.7
2nd quarter of 1953 … 4,178 8.2 18,148 35.8 27,725 54.7 679 1.3
3rd quarter of 1953 … 3,796 8.1 16,309 34.6 26,223 55.7 759 1.6
HOUSES:
2nd quarter of 1952 … 1,566 3.8 13,375 32.7 25,289 61.7 720 1.8
3rd quarter of 1952 … 1,620 3.1 17,108 32.5 32,787 62.4 1,055 2.0
2nd quarter of 1953 … 1,351 3.3 12,192 30.2 26,303 65.1 575 1.4
3rd quarter of 1953 … 1,160 3.2 10,424 28.5 24,350 66.5 661 1.8

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