§ 55. Mr. Dykesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will consider the case for reinforcing existing legislation to control tipping of waste on green belt sites in the Greater London area and elsewhere.
§ Mr. Giles ShawDevelopment plans reflect Governmental policy on green belt land and the general presumption against development in them. Local authorities are required to have regard to these plans when considering any planning applications for waste disposal sites. I am, however, currently reviewing the terms of the general permission conveyed by class VI of the Town and Country Planning general development order and in particular its application to refuse tipping on agricultural land.