HC Deb 19 May 1971 vol 817 c295W
41. Mr. Montgomery

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether in view of the increased pressure on the roads resulting from the withdrawal of railway and bus services and the increases in fares, he will consider facilitating planning applications relating to transport and land use in order to take account of this trend.

Mr. Graham Page

I have already announced that my right hon. Friend is making a wide appraisal of the planning system. One of our prime aims is to reduce the time taken to decide planning applications and appeals whilst maintaining all necessary safeguards for the proper preservation of the environment. I doubt whether any special measures are appropriate in the application to which my hon. Friend refers.