HC Deb 26 January 1972 vol 829 cc448-9W
110. Mr. Lane

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will make a further statement on his plans for speeding up the planning machinery.

Mr. Graham Page

I am inviting the local authority associations to discuss at an early date various proposals for speeding up the development control machinery within the limits of existing legislation. I also have plans for expediting the handling of planning appeals and for transferring further classes of appeals to inspectors.