§ Lord Campbell of Allowayasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they are now in a position to publish the results of their review of planning compensation.
§ The Minister of State, Department of the Environment (Lord Elton)A consultation paper on the compensation provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 is being sent to interested bodies today and copies are being placed in the Library.
During the passage of the Town and Country Planning (Compensation) Act 1985, the Government undertook to review these provisions. The consultation paper concludes that there should be no change to the basic framework of the existing law of planning compensation, but proposes amendment of a number of the provisions.
A similar consultation paper on the compensation provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 is being sent to interested bodies in Scotland and copies are also being placed in the Library.