§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he granted planning permission for the building of a school on the Baynard's Castle site; and what weight was attached to archæological or historical considerations.
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§ Mr. EyreThe circumstances surrounding each of the schemes were carefully considered before permission was given for the use of direct labour without competition. In all cases the basic reason was to allow the authority concerned time to adjust its policies and the size of its direct labour organisation to the guide lines laid down for it. Material considerations in each case were, for instance, the efficiency of the particular direct labour organisation, local unemployment, the probable cost of redundancy payments to displaced direct labour and the urgency of, and need for, the scheme in question.
§ Mr. Tebbitasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list the local authorities which have received loan sanction to build new houses by direct labour so far this year, naming the scheme in each case, indicating the value of the work involved and the number of houses for each scheme, and in total.
§ Mr. EyreFollowing is the information available to the Department as at 13th April, 1972
Name of Scheme Gross tender price(£) Gloucester Road Estate * Lingey Lane/Lean Lane Estate 43,742 Church Street, Sacriston 35,514 Queen Street/East Street Shotton Colliery. 14,845 Horndale 2/3 Phase II 830,144 Derry Street Phase II 221,925 Elland Street Redevelopment 793,015 Hawksley Street Redevelopment 18,316 Weedon Avenue 21,896 Nowton Neighbourhood * Greenstead Estate Stage VIII 329,900 Windhill Crag Redevelopment 82,770 Aston Close * Broadfields * Bradeley Farm, Smallthorne 138,038 Howdles Lane * 2,530,105(11 schemes,652 dwellings)
§ Mr. AmeryThe City Corporation did not consider that the proposed school involved a substantial departure from the provisions of the development plan, and was therefore free to secure planning permission by means of a resolution passed, under Regulation 11(1) of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations. 153W 1969, on 16th December, 1971. It was for the Corporation to take account of any archæological and historical considerations which seemed to it material under Section 29(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.