§ Mr. Stanbrookasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many houses are situated within the area of blight caused by the protection given to the projected route of Ringway 3 across the Orpington constituency; how many of these houses have been acquired by his Department; and how many of the latter are unoccupied;
(2) when the present protected line of Ringway 3 (formerly the South Orbital Road) through the Orpington constituency was first adopted; what area of land was then estimated to be required for the purpose; and what extra land is estimated to be required in the event of the use of this line for a road built to modern motorway standards;
(3) what is the total area of building land now in public ownership and private land considered to be blighted, respectively, as a result of the protection given to the projected route of Ringway 3 across the Orpington constituency.
§ Mr. PeytonThe following information is in respect of the line for a proposed trunk road between the greater London444W boundary and the Orpington bypass. West of the bypass, the line is for a proposed metropolitan principal road which is the responsibility of the Greater London Council:
- 1. No count has been made of the houses affected by the line. The Department has acquired three houses under the blight provisions and these are all occupied.
- 2. The line has had statutory effect since January 1958 when the Kent Council Development Plan was confirmed. Approximately 25½ acres would be required for trunk road purposes. No extra land is likely to be needed for construction to motorway standards.
- 3. No assessment has been made of the total area of building land affected by the route.