§ Mr. Joel Barnettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment on what grounds he decided that the Oldham district plan's land requirement required to be increased to provide for an additional 2,150 houses; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe Oldham district plan will need to conform generally to the Greater Manchester structure plan's requirement that land for 8,150 houses should be provided in the borough in the period 1978 to 1986. It is intended to provide also for needs arising from 1986 to 1991 which I understand the borough council put at between 1,500 and 2,000 houses. When my right hon. Friend approved the structure plan he increased the housing land requirement for Oldham by 800 houses to the
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§ Mr. KingThe available figures are as follows—they do not include capital grants, for which comparable figures for the whole period are not available.
§ Mr. KingThe available figures are as follows—they do not include all capital grants, for which comparable figures for the whole period are not available.
present figure of 8,150 houses. I have not required the release of land for an additional 2,150 houses in the district plan.