§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what dates have been fixed over the next 12 months for examinations in public of structure plans.
§ Mr. OakesThe examination in public of the structure plans for the former county of Leicestershire and the former county borough of Leicester is due to start on 3rd December. The examination in public of the structure plans submitted by the former county boroughs of Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Warley and Birmingham is expected to start on 4th March 1975.
§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment on which structure plans he has already announced his decision; and on what dates.
§ Mr. OakesMy right hon. Friend has not yet announced his final decision on any structure plans, but he published on 11th September his proposed modifications to the structure plans for the former county boroughs of Coventry and Solihull and the former county councils of Warwickshire and Worcestershire. There is a period of six weeks allowed for making objections to the proposed modifications. My right hon. Friend will issue decisions on these plans as soon as possible after objections have been considered.
§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many public hearings into structure plans have taken place since the conclusion of the hearing into the Worcestershire plan on 7th February; for which local authority areas; and on which dates.
§ Mr. OakesSince the conclusion of the examination in public of the Worcestershire structure plan on 7th February two examinations have started. The examination in public for the south Hampshire structure plan, comprising the areas of 249W the former Portsmouth and Southampton county boroughs and adjacent areas in Hampshire started on 15th October. The examination in public for the structure plans comprising the areas of the former county boroughs of Stoke-on-Trent and Burton-upon-Trent and the former county of Staffordshire started on 22nd October. Both examinations are likely to be finished by the end of November. No other examination in public has been held since February.
§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list the local planning authorities, as constituted under the Local Government Act 1972, which have submitted structure plans to him in respect (a) of all their area, and (b) of part of
Area of new authority Former authority Date of submisson West Midlands Metropolitan County Wolverhampton C.B.C. 15th February 1974 Dudley C.B.C. 27th March 1974 Walsall C.B.C. 26th March 1974 West Bromwich C.B.C. 14th February 1974 Warley C.B.C. 26th March 1974 Birmingham C.B.C. 22nd March 1974 Solihull C.B.C. 15th March 1973 Coventry C.B.C. 5th April 1973 Worcestershire C.C. (for the Boroughs of Stourbridge and Halesowen). 23rd May 1973 Warwickshire C.C. (for Sutton Cold-field Borough and parts of Stratford-on-Avon and Meriden R.D's.). 29th March 1973 Staffordshire C.C. (for Aldridge— Brownhills U.D.). 4th March 1974 Staffordshire (excluding the area included in the Peak District National Park). Staffordshire C.C. (excluding Aldridge — Brownhills U.D. and the area included in the Peak District National Park). 4th March 1974 Stoke-on-Trent C.B.C. 20th March 1974 Burton-upon-Trent C.B.C. 28th March 1974 Warwickshire C.C. (excluding parts of Stratford-on-Avon and Meriden R.D's.). 29th March 1973 (b) for part of the new authorities' areas
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Area of new authority Former authority Date of submission Hereford and Worcester … … Worcestershire C.C. (excluding Worcester City and the Boroughs of Stourbridge and Haiesowen). 23rd May 1973 Herefordshire C.C. 21st March 1974 Southampton C.B.C. 23rd January 1974 Hampshire … … Portsmouth C.B.C. Hampshire C.C. (for adjacent areas to the county boroughs Leicestershire … … Leicester C.B.C. 20th March 1974 Leicestershire C.C. (excluding Rutland) Cleveland … … Teesside C.B.C. 27th March 1974 their area, indicating the date of submission in each case; and whether he will list the local planning authorities which have made no submissions to date.
§ Mr. OakesNo structure plans have been submitted since 1st April 1974. However, structure plans submitted before 1st April 1974 are deemed to have been submitted by the new authorities as constituted by the Local Government Act 1972. Where the plans straddle the new boundaries they are deemed to have been submitted jointly by all the authorities whose area extends into the area covered by the plan.
Submitted structure plans now fall into the following categories; (a) for the whole of the new authorities' areas
251WThe following planning authorities have not submitted structure plans for any part of their area:
Avon Lancashire Buckinghamshire Northamptonshire Cornwall Nottinghamshire Devon Somerset E. Sussex W. Sussex Hertfordshire Merseyside Kent W. Yorkshire Norfolk Berkshire N. Yorkshire Cheshire Salop Derbyshire Surrey Durham Greater Manchester Gloucestershire Tyne and Wear Isle of Wight Peak District National Lincolnshire Park Northumberland Bedfordshire Oxfordshire Cambridgeshire Suffolk Cumbria Wiltshire Dorset S. Yorkshire Essex Humberside Lake District National Park Total 40.
Summary: The local planning authorities: which have not submitted plans for any part of their areas number 40 which have submitted plans for part of their areas number 4 which have submitted plans for the whole of their areas number 3 47 45 county councils and 2 national park authorities.