HC Deb 03 December 1975 vol 901 cc624-5W
61. Mr. Scott-Hopkins

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment why 15 houses at Northwood, Darley Dale, Derbyshire, about which the Secretary of State has received a letter, are suffering from planning blight due to A6 realignment, said to be many years away.

Mr. Carmichael

This planning blight arises from knowledge about an improvement line intended to prevent any new development which might have to be demolished to permit a possible future improvement of A6 at Darley Dale. If potential purchasers of existing property are deterred and an owner's interest affected as a result, he can ask my Department to purchase the property at market value.