§ 104. Mr. Coldrickasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he is aware that the golf club at Henbury, Bristol, has sought permission from the local authority to have its land scheduled as a building site, and on being refused in the interest of good planning has claimed substantial compensation; and, in the interests of public economy, if he will refuse his sanction to this and any similar claims.
§ Mr. H. BrookeI am aware of this claim. Where compensation is due for refusal of planning permission, I have no power to withhold payment unless I substitute for the refusal a decision more favourable to the applicant. In the present case I was not prepared to do this. Should the land at any future date be developed, the compensation will of course have to be repaid.