§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what use is made of section 65 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 by local authorities in tidying up the environment;
(2) what guidance is being given to local authorities in general regarding the use of section 65 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971;
(3) what guidance he has given to local authorities on the use of section 65 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 on land owned by statutory undertakers.
§ Mr. FoxInformation on the use that is made of these powers is not available. DOE circular 109/77 reminded local authorities of these powers as one of the measures available in the enforcement of planning control. It did not include guidance over their use in particular circumstances.
§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will consider seeking to extend section 65 of the Town and Country Planning Act to allow voluntary groups to use these 166W powers to secure the abatement of serious injury to the amenity caused by local authority and other public landholdings.