HC Deb 08 March 1972 vol 832 cc342-3W
Mr. Kenneth Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total acreage of derelict land in Nottinghamshire; how many acres were restored in each year from 1966 onwards; and what land reclamation schemes are currently in progress or planned and given final approval by his Department in the county.

Mr. Graham Page

The last completed derelict land survey, the 1970 survey, showed a total of 2,347 acres of derelict land in the administrative county, of which 1,970 were considered to justify treatment.

Thirty-two acres were reclaimed in 1966; 32 in 1967; 61 in 1968; 108 in 1969; and 205 in 1970.

Acreage Estimated Gross Cost £
SCHEMES IN PROGRESS:
Selston Colliery Tip 10 7,520
Mansfield, Great Central Line 10 147,800
Hucknall No. 1, South Tip 39 30,250
Best wood Colliery 165 141,107
Brinsley Colliery 11 9,330
SCHEMES NOT YET STARTED:
Manton No. 2 Colliery 22 29,632
Bentinck Colliery North Tip 11 11,177
Kirkby-Bentinck Railway (Great Central and Langton Colliery Lines) 46 49,614
Bilsthorpe Colliery 18 29,501