§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the acreage of land, on a regional basis, on which outline planning permission was given for housing on a date before 1st July 1972 but on which development has not yet commenced.
§ Mr. ChannonComplete information in the form requested is not available. However, it is estimated that in the South East in mid-1972 there were about 25,000 acres of undeveloped land with either outline or detailed planning permission for housing.