§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the structure plans which have been approved by him since the answer by the right hon. Member for Deptford (Mr. Silkin) to the hon. Member for Melton on 16th February 1976, indicating in each case the date of (a) submission to him, (b) examination in public and (c) his decision; and, in cases where he approved a plan with reservations, what further action has been taken to issue directions to meet those reservations.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettThe structure plan for Leicester/Leicestershire was submitted on 20th March 1974; the examination in public began on 3rd December 1974 and the plan was approved on 27th May 1976 without reservations.
§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, pursuant to the answer by the right hon. Member for Deptford (Mr. Silkin) to the hon. Member for Melton on 16th February 1976, the local planning authorities named in that answer have complied with his directives to submit revised proposals; if so, whether the revisions have 436W been further examined in public; and whether the authorities are yet in a position to implement their structure plans without further reference to him.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettNot yet, but I am writing to the hon. Member about the expected submission dates.
§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list the structure plans which are currently with his Department awaiting decision, having concluded their examination in public; and when he expects to announce his decision on each.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettThe list is as follows:
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will announce his decisions on these plans as soon as practicable, following completion of the statutory procedures.
- Birmingham.
- Burton-upon-Trent.
- Cleveland (East).
- Cleveland (West).
- Dudley.
- East Sussex.
- Hampshire (South).
- Hertfordshire.
- Isle of Wight.
- Staffordshire.
- Stoke-on-Trent.
- Teesside.
- Walsall.
- Warley.
- West Bromwich.
- Wolverhampton.
§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list the structure plans which have been submitted to him, but on which the examination in public has not yet taken place; and what dates have been set for the examination in each case.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettThe list is as follows:
Planning Authority and Date when examination in public opens
Peak District National Park, 22nd February 1977.
Oxfordshire, 10th May 1977.
§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list the local planning authorities who have not yet submitted a structure plan to him for his consideration, holding of examination in public and subsequent decision; and when, in each case, he has been advised that a submission is likely to be made.
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§ Mr. Guy BarnettThe list of English authorities is as follows:
- Avon CC
- Bedfordshire CC
- Berkshire CC
- Buckinghamshire CC
- Cambridgeshire CC
- Cheshire CC
- Cornwall CC
- Cumbria CC
- Derbyshire CC
- Devon CC
- Dorset CC
- Durham CC
- Essex CC
- Gloucestershire CC
- Greater Manchester CC
- Humberside CC
- Isles of Scilly Council
- Kent CC
- Lake District National Park Planning Board
- Lancashire CC
- Lincolnshire CC
- Merseyside CC
- Norfolk CC
- Northamptonshire CC
- Northumberland CC
- Nottinghamshire CC
- Salop CC
- Somerset CC
- Suffolk CC
- Surrey CC
- West Sussex CC
- Tyne & Wear CC
- Wiltshire CC
- North Yorkshire CC
- South Yorkshire CC
- West Yorkshire CC
The following county planning authorities have not yet submitted structure plans for their entire area:My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State expects that most of the outstanding plans will be submitted before April 1978.
- Cleveland CC
- Hampshire CC
- Hereford and Worcester CC
- Leicestershire CC