§ 45. Mr. Ripponasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he is aware of the potential effect of proposals for improving the A69 trunk road at Bardon Mill upon the village playing field; whether he has consulted the official Custodian for Charities; and whether he will, in any event, give an assurance that if the playing field should be appropriated for road purposes a replacement field and pavilion of comparable size and status would be provided.
§ Mr. HoramConsultation with the public, including an exhibition in October, about a by-pass at Bardon Mill, has just ended. It will be some time before an assessment of the public reaction can be completed and a preferred route announced. Two of the three alternative routes suggested would affect the playing field. The normal rules for compensation would apply in respect of any land or buildings acquired for a road scheme.
I understand that the local charitable trust is concerned rather than the Custodian for Charities.