HC Deb 03 May 1971 vol 816 cc272-3W
64. Mr. Chichester-Clark

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list the plots of land still in the possession of the Land Commission, for which he is now responsible; and by what date he anticipates it will all be disposed of.

Mr. Peter Walker

Sites in 35 places have been passed by the Land Commis-

THE FOLLOWING SITES WERE IN POSSESSION OF THE LAND COMMISSION AT 26TH APRIL, 1971
Region Site Acres
Northern Coulby Newham 805.4
The Ings, Redcar 141.7
Grey Towers, Nunthorpe 90.0*
Whinfield Road, Darlington 37.0
South of Marton Farm 17.1
Houghton Road, Hetton le Hole 11.2*
Yorks and Humberside Poplars Farm etc., Bradford 111.7
Canal Lane, Stanley 33.7
Girnhill Lane, Featherstone 11.9
Asket Hill, Leeds 7.6
Queens Road, Skegness 7.0
Thorpe Lane, Tingley. 2.6
Netherton Moor 1.7
East Midlands Chaddesden 208.3
Oak Tree Lane, Mansfield 1181
Kilton Hill, Worksop 54.0*
Hasland, Chesterfield. 17.2*
Earls Barton 12.5*
Earl Shilton 9.6
Parliament Road, Mansfield 0.3*
London and South East Hornchurch. 185.3
Walderslade—various 20.6
Horsell—various 14.7
West End Estate, Heme Bay 6.8
Capel-le-Ferne. 0.7
Kingston, Canterbury 0.3
Southern Buckbury Lane, Newport, Isle of Wight 3.6*
Middle Road, Sholing. 1.3
South Western Larksmead, Blandford 16.2
West Midlands Northern Area, Lichfield 193.4
Mount Estate, Solihull 0.9*
North Western Carleton Poulton-le-Fylde 80.2
Church Lane, Golborne 51.6
Park Lane Farm, Congleton 44.0
Little Lever 8.8
Contracts have already been exchanged for the sale of some of these sites. It is anticipated that, with the exception of three or four sites which may have to be retained for a longer period, the land will have been sold before the end of the current financial year.
* Under contract for sale.