§ Mr. Evelyn Kingasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will seek powers to remove the necessity for planning consent and the imposition of a betterment charge in the case where a man uses a part of his home as his office.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonNo. Planning permission is required wherever a material change of use takes place and I can see no grounds for exempting this particular class of development from any liability to levy which might arise.
§ Mr. Evelyn Kingasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will seek power to prohibit the Land Commission from imposing a betterment levy on an owner-occupier who has built a single dwelling.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonNo. An owner-occupier who paid the full market value for the land with its development potential will not normally have any liability for levy.