§ Mr. Boyd-Carpenterasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what steps he is taking to reduce the damage to local amenities resulting from 165W his approval of a large-scale development at New Ash Green in the Kent Green Belt; and whether, in view of the cost to ratepayers in the neighbourhood of the large-scale sewerage works necessitated by the development, he will make additional grants available so that those concerned will not suffer financial hardship as well as loss of amenity.
§ Mr. CrossmanThere need be no damage to the local amenities, nor is there any reason why the ratepayers in the neighbourhood should suffer financial hardship as a result of my permission for a new village at New Ash Green. Expenditure on sewerage will be taken into account for rate deficiency grant.