HC Deb 23 December 1982 vol 34 cc677-8W
Mr. Terry Davis

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to the answer by the Under-Secretary of State Official Report, 17 December, c. 297, on how many notices of applications for listed building consent received during August he had taken a decision by 31 August, 30 September, 31 October and 30 November.

Mr. Macfarlane

One of the applications referred during August to the West Midlands regional Office of the Department was called in for the Secretary of State's decision in September. Out of the remaining 25 private applications notifications of the intention not to intervene were issued to the local planning authority as follows: two in August, 21 in Sepember and two in December. The two local planning authority applications were both decided in September.

Mr. Terry Davis

asked the Secretary for the Environment when was the last occasion on which he decided to call in an application for listed building consent which had been received at the West Midlands regional office of his Department.

Mr. Macfarlane

The last occasion on which the Secretary of State called in an application for listed building consent which had been received at the West Midlands regional office was on 29 September 1982.

Mr. Terry Davis

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many applications for listed building consent received at the West Midlands regional office of his Department were outstanding on 31 July.

Mr. Macfarlane

On 31 July 1982, 22 applications for listed building consent were outstanding in the West Midlands regional office.

Mr. Terry Davis

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to the answer of the Under-Secretary, Official Report, 17 December, column 297, on how many notices of applications for listed building consent received during September he had taken a decision by 30 September, 31 October and 30 November, respectively.

Mr. Macfarlane

None of the applications referred to the West Midlands regional office of the Department in September has so far been called in for the Secretary of State's decision. Of the 16 private applications notifications of the intention not to intervene were issued to the local planning authority as follows: nine cases in September, five in October and one in December. One case is still to be decided. Of the five local planning authority applications, two were decided in October, one so far in December and two are awaiting decision.

Mr. Terry Davis

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to the answer of the Under-Secretary of State, Official Report, 10 December, c. 638, when the West Midlands regional office of his Department received each of the nine applications for listed building consent on which decisions had not been taken by 30 November.

Mr. Macfarlane

Of the seven (not nine) applications for listed building consent on which decisions had not been taken by 30 November one was received on each of the following dates in October: 7, 8, 15, 19, 20, 22, 26.