§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what he estimates to be the compensation paid annually under the Town and Country Planning Acts, 1954 to 1968, in respect of the depreciation of land values, refusal of planning permission and for similar reasons for each year since 1960.
COMPENSATION/PAYMENTS MADE UNDER THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACTS 1947, 1954 AND 1962 AND EQUIVALENT SCOTTISH ACT'S Financial Year Part I/1954 Part II/1954 Part VI/1962 Part V/1954 Section 59/1947 Part IV/1954 Totals £ £ £ £ £ £ 1961–62 325,504 2,054,324 63,873 — 72,558 2,516,259 1962–63 18,100 1,644,324 35,508 — 7,121 1,705,053 1963–64 14,275 1,016,556 — 337 1,020 1,032,188 1964–65 18,244 1,088,132 9,948 — 217 1,116,541 1965–66 8,617 812,629 130 — 301 821,677 1966–67 9,219 448,331 112 — 2,272 459,934 1967–68 11,295 525,148 174 679 1,680 538,976 1968–69 9,665 277,407 — — 6,990 294,062 1969–70 3,106 245,433 — — 486 249,025 1970–71 (up to 31st January, 1971) 882 247,546 — — 743 249,171 Totals 418,907 8,359,830 109,745 1,016 93,388 8,982,886 The amount of compensation paid by local planning authorities under these Acts is not know.