§ Mr. Millanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will state for each of the years from 1966 onwards the number of permits granted, and the gross space they represent, for office development in the central London area.
§ Mr. SpeedThe information is as follows:
No. of Permits Gross floors pace (inclusive of replacement floor space) (million sq. ft.) 1966 … … 69 1.2 1967 … … 84 2.5 1968 … … 127 6.6 1969 … … 154 6.3 1970 … … 266 10.9 1971 … … 198 12.2
§ Mr. Millanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he has for restricting the growth of office development in central London.
§ Mr. PeytonThe Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Bill provides for continuing for up to another five years the statutory restrictions on office development schemes of over 10,000 sq. ft. in the South East Economic Planning Region. An important purpose of the control is to continue the dispersal from London of office activities which can equally well be carried out elsewhere.