§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what information he has received from the Soviet Embassy about submission of plans to the Royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea for converting two residential and office blocks situated on Crown Estates land in the Royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if the Soviet Embassy is required to submit to his Department any plans for conversion of two residential and office blocks situated on Crown Estates land in the Royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
§ Mr. HattersleyMy Department is discusing with the Soviet Embassy the formulation of plans for the development of two sites on Crown Estates land in the Royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea which, if they are to go ahead, will need to be the subject of a notification by my Department to the local planning authority under the provisions of Circular 80. This is the normal procedure for Crown development and includes full public consultation. Since my Department will be responsible for notifying the 491W the planning authority of the proposed development the Soviet Embassy will be submitting plans to the FCO in due course, and will be doing so in the context of providing mutual assistance with accommodation problems in Moscow and London.