§ 58. Mr. Sandysasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will make a statement about the action taken 57W by local authorities to implement the provisions of Section 1 of the Civic Amenities Act; and if he will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of the conservation areas which have been designated.
§ Mr. GreenwoodThirty local planning authorities have notified me up to 18th July of the designation of 70 conservation areas in England, and I will, with
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Local Planning Authorities No. of areas designated Location Barrow in Furness C.B.C. … 1 Furness Abbey Berkshire C.C. … 10 Beenham's Heath Bisham Village Bray Village Cookham Cookham Dean Holyport Hurley Littlewick Green Shurlock Row Waltham St. Laurence Carlisle C.B.C … 6 Castle Cathedral Courts Holme Head Victoria Road, Botcherby Wood Street, Botcherby Darlington C.B.C … 4 Cockerton Village Houghton Village Harewood Hill Stanhope Green Exeter C.B.C. … 3 Cathedral Close Southernhay Topsham Gloucester C.B.C … 8 Brunswick Square and Brunswick Road (part) Cathedral and surroundings Clarence Street The Cross, Eastgate, Westgate, Northgate, Southgate The Docks Spa Road and Montpellier St. Mary'de Crypt, Greyfriars and Blackfriars St. Mary's Square and Fountain Square Gloucestershire C.C. … 1 Cirencester Hampshire C.C. … 2 Winchester—Central Area Winchester—Hyde Abbey and surrounds Kent C.C. … 1 Deal, Middle Street Lincoln C.B.C … 1 Central Area Lincolnshire C.C. (parts of Kesteven) 2 Folkingham Stamford Old Town Lincolnshire C.C. (parts of Lindsey) 1 Thimbleby Newcastle upon Tyne C.B.C. … 1 Dobson St.—Grainger St. Northamptonshire C.C. … 1 Daventry Central Area Nottinghamshire C.C. … 3 Blyth Old Village Newark town centre Southwell town centre and Minster Oxford C.B.C. … 1 North Oxford Oxfordshire C.C. … 1 Witney Plymouth C.B.C. … 1 Plymouth Barbican Southend on Sea C.B.C. … 1 Southtown Wakefield C.B.C. … 2 South Parade St. John's 20 51 permission, circulate a full list in the OFFICIAL REPORT. I understand that many more areas are in course of preparation and I very much hope that local planning authorities will continue to press ahead with further designations as a matter of urgency.
Following is the list:
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LONDON BOROUGHS Local Planning Authorities No. of areas designated Location Camden L.B.C. … … 2 Hampstead Village Highgate Croydon L.B.C. … … 1 Bradmore Green, Coulsdon Enfield L.B.C … … 1 Southgate Green Greenwich L.B.C … … 2 Blackheath Park West Greenwich Haringey L.B.C. … … 1 Highgate Harrow L.B.C. … … 1 High Street, Pinner and environs Lewisham L.B.C. … … 1 Blackheath Merton L.B.C. … … 2 Merton Park Wimbledon Village Sutton L.B.C … … 1 Carshalton Village Westminster L.B.C. … … 7 Bayswater Belgravia Dorset Square Knightsbridge Maida Vale Portman Estate St. John's Wood 10 19