§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what revisions he proposes to make to the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1977 in regard to agricultural holdings in predominantly residential areas under class 5 of schedule 1 of that order.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneThe Government's proposals to amend the General Development Order were set out in a paper issued for public consultation on 23 January 1984. Copies were placed in the Library. The paper includes proposals for tighter controls over the development of livestock buildings in the vicinity of residential property. These, and the many other proposals for changes in the GDO, prompted a wide response from many quarters, and we are currently considering these responses and their simplications in detail.