HC Deb 02 July 1975 vol 894 cc485-6W
Mr. Eldon Griffiths

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in the Official Report the dates of the following stages in the still undetermined planning appeal by Allen Contractors (Melton) Limited against refusal by the former Bury St. Edmunds Borough Council to grant planning permission for developments on land at the railway goods yard, Bury St. Edmunds: (i) the local authority's refusal of the original application, (ii) receipt by his Department of the relevant appeal documents, (iii) final receipt of all the evidence taken by his inspector from the appellant, the planning authority and any other objectors concerned, (iv) receipt of advice from the Department of Industry that an industrial development certificate might be required, and (v) receipt of advice from the Department of Industry that no industrial development certificate was necessary.

Mr. Oakes

The information is as follows:

  1. (i) 16th October 1973;
  2. (ii) 8th April 1974;
  3. (iii) the information is not yet complete; plans are awaited from the appellants;
  4. (iv) on 29th April 1975 my Department asked the Department of Industry whether an industrial development certificate was necessary but it could not decide until the appellant had provided more information;
  5. (v) 30th May 1975.