HC Deb 16 December 1957 vol 580 c21W
98. Mr. Ronald Bell

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he is aware that under the present enforcement procedures of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947, open defiance of planning control may be persisted in with impunity over a period of several months; and what he intends to do about this.

Mr. H. Brooke

Yes, I am aware of the limitations of these enforcement provisions. Any alteration would require legislation.