§ 87. Mr. Rostasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether it is the practice for draft proposals of motorway routes to be disclosed to some local authority planning departments in confidence before they are published; and what is the customary time-lag between such schemes being supplied confidentially and their disclosure to other authorities affected and to local interests.
§ Mr. Graham PageConsultation with local planning departments is part of the 459W fact-finding process necessary to the preparation of motorway proposals. A draft line is published at the earliest practicable date thereafter.