§ Mr. Marksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will postpone the public inquiry into the refusal of Thameside council to approve Christian Salveson (Properties) Ltd's application to build on land at Hyde Hall, Denton, until he has reached his decision on the structure and local plans of the local authorities concerned.
§ Mr. Giles ShawNo. Neither the appellant nor the local planning authority has asked for the inquiry to be 241W postponed. In accordance, therefore, with the Government's commitment to a speedy appeals system, we shall try to bring the appeal to the earliest possible conclusion.