HC Deb 28 April 1977 vol 930 cc382-3W
Mr. Gorst

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if his decision to overrule his inspector's recommendation against granting planning permission to Home-Pac Limited of London, N.W.7 involves a change of Government planning policy with regard to protecting the residential amenities of North-West London.

Mr. Guy Barnett

The decision involved no change in planning policy.

Mr. Gorst

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what economic factors he considered in reaching a decision to overrule his inspector's recommendation against granting planning permission to Home-Pac Limited of London, N.W.7, to erect a steel chimney in a residential area.

Mr. Guy Barnett

None.

Mr. Gorst

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment why it took him a year to reach a decision to overrule his inspector's recommendation against granting planning permission to Home-Pac Limited of London, N.W.7, to erect a steel chimney in a residential area.

Mr. Guy Barnett

The appeal against refusal of planning permission for two chimneys was dealt with at the same inquiry as two appeals against enforcement notices relating to a chimney which had been erected. There were complicated legal issues to be considered. It was also necessary to go back to the principal parties about a challenge to the validity of the notices in the light of proceedings in the High Court which the council had initiated on an earlier decision relating to the same development.

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