§ Mr. Marksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the encroachments upon green belt areas in the North West Region he has approved for building purposes since June, 1970.
§ Mr. Graham PageMy right hon. Friend has given permission on appeal in one case involving 211 acres of land for residential development at Poynton in the North Cheshire green belt; and has allowed the local planning authority to determine two applications covering about 23 acres at Denton in the South—East Lancashire green belt. My right hon. Friend also decided, in consultation with my right hon. Friend the Secretary 355W of State for Social Services, that the proposal to build a new hospital with housing for staff at Moss Side should be allowed to proceed. These instances do not include cases transferred, under Statute, for decision by my inspectors.
All green belt proposals for the North Western Region are provisional and have not been formally approved but are given the same protection as approved green belt.