HC Deb 20 October 1982 vol 29 c152W
Mr. Spearing

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will tabulate the projected areas of office accommodation in the City and West End and the rest of Greater London, respectively, envisaged in the Greater London development plans for the years 1980 to 1985, together with the areas now used or available or for which planning permission has been given.

Mr. Giles Shaw

No projected areas of office accommodation were tabulated in the Greater London development plan. The area of commercial office floor space (in thousands of square metres) on 1 April 1981 was as follows:

Area '000s square metres
City 3,402 .9
West End (including parts of Camden, Kensington and Chelsea) 5,907 .6
Rest of Greater London 7,402 .2
Total 16,712 .7
These figures include empty office accommodation. The areas for 1 April 1982 are not yet available. No information is readily available for the amount of office floor space for which planning permission has been given.

Mr. Spearing

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will estimate the area of office space in the City and West End and the rest of Greater London, respectively, which is (a) empty but ready for occupation, (b) under construction, and (c) for which planning permission has been granted.

Mr. Giles Shaw

This information is not readily available, and could only be assembled at disproportionate cost.