§ 76. Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what appeals he has received in the last twelve months concerning applications for permission to undertake development in the parish of Ashley in the rural district of Newcastle-under-Lyme; in what sense these appeals have been decided; and why no public inquiry has been held.
§ Mr. BevinsMy right hon. Friend has received three appeals. Two are for the erection of bungalows and have not yet been decided. In one case an inquiry has been held, and in the other an inquiry will be held. The third appeal was for the erection of a workshop for the repair of agricultural machines, and was allowed. No inquiry was held, because the parties agreed to the appeal being decided on the basis of their written statements and a report by an officer of the16W Department on the site and its surroundings, and because my right hon. Friend considered that in this way and by study of representations from local residents he had obtained sufficient information to take a decision.