§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he now expects any public inquiries to be held into objections to draft revised definitive maps published under the Countryside Act 1968.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThere is only one inquiry still to be held into objections to a draft revised map and statement published under the Countryside Act 1968. This one, for the London borough of Richmond, is expected to be arranged this summer.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for each definitive map review under the Countryside Act 1968 for which public inquiries into objections have been held but decisions not yet issued, the dates of the inquiries and the expected date of issue of the decision.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe information is as follows:
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Review Date of Inquiry Cornwall Penzance 8 July 1982 Penzance 29 July 1982 Truro 17 August 1982 Truro 1 September 1982 Cumbria Staveley 15 June 1982
Review Date of Inquiry Ambleside 22 June 1982 Sedbergh 13 July 1982 Kendal 20 July 1982 Kirby Lonsdale 7 September 1982 Cartmel 14 September 1982 Ulverston 21 September 1982 Penrith 26 October 1982 Winton 2 November 1982 Workington 9 November 1982 Barrow 10 November 1982 Dorset Piddletrenthide 21 September 1982 Broadmayne 7 December 1982 Owermoigne 23 March 1983 Weymouth/Osmington 20 April 1983 Essex Epping 19 April 1977 Maldon 15 November 1977 Stanway 22 November 1977 West Mersea 29 November 1977 Wiltshire Bishops Cannings 25 August 1981 Winterslow 19 January 1982 Urchfont 20 April 1982 Worton 5 May 1982 Seend 8 June 1982 Easterton 14 September 1982 Winterslow 8 March 1983 Salisbury 26 April 1983 All the decisions currently outstanding are expected to be issued within the next six months.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment in respect of paragraph 3(2) of schedule 14 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (a) how many representations he has received asking for a direction to be given to a surveying authority to determine an application for a modification order, (b) how many directions he has issued, with, in each case, the number of weeks which elapsed between the receipt of the representation and the issuing of the direction, and the period allowed to the surveying authority to determine the application, (c) how many representations have resulted in a decision not to direct a surveying authority to determine an application with, in each case, the number of weeks which elapsed between the receipt of the representation and the issuing of the decision and (d) how many representations are currently outstanding, with, in each case, the number of weeks which have elapsed since they were received by the Department.
§ Mr. WaldegraveTwo such directions have been sought, one 17 weeks ago and the other nine weeks ago. Neither application has yet been decided.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment in respect of paragraph 4 of schedule 14 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (a) how many notices of appeal against decisions of surveying authorities not to make definitive map modification orders he has received, (b) where a decision has been made on appeal, if he will state in each case the nature of the decision, the direction, if any, given to the surveying authority, and the number of weeks which elapsed between the receipt of the appeal and the issuing of the decision, and (c) how many appeals are currently outstanding, with, in each case, the number of weeks which have currently elapsed since they were received by the Department.
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§ Mr. WaldegraveTwenty-six notices of appeal have been received, none of which has yet been determined. The number of weeks from receipt is as follows
67, 60, 55, 54 (2 cases), 51, 50, 49, 47, 43, 32 (2 cases), 30, 22, 21, 19, 18 (4 cases), 17, 13, 12, 11, 6, 4.