HC Deb 10 December 1973 vol 866 cc36-7W
Mr. Stanbrook

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, in order to allow existing house owners in the green belt to provide extra accommodation for their families within their own sites, he will seek to amend the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1963, Schedule I, so as to permit the enlargement of residential premises in the green belt beyond the 10 cent. imposed by the order.

Mr. Graham Page

No. The provisions in Schedule I to the General Development Order keep the more substantial additions to dwelling-houses within the control of the local planning authority and I cannot accept that there are grounds for a less restrictive policy in green belt areas.