HC Deb 19 November 1986 vol 105 cc238-9W
33. Mr. Colvin

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has about the percentage of planning appeals allowed in the areas covered by the New Forest and Test Valley district councils; and how this compares with the national percentage.

Mr. Waldegrave

No information about the numbers of appeal decisions for individual planning authorities is available for years prior to 1984.

Information in respect of England, the Test Valley borough council and the New Forest district council for the years 1984 and 1985 and the period January to September 1986 respectively is as follows:

comment in June. We proposed that fast service restaurants, which are currently not in any use class, should be included in a new "prepared food" class. We are considering carefully the representations which we have received in response to our consultation paper.

Mr. John Carlisle

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of current environmental pollution controls operated by the fast food restaurant industry.

Mr. Waldegrave

Fast food restaurants fall within the noise nuisance provisions of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 and the statutory nuisance provisions of the Public Health Act 1936. A review of these provisions has recently been conducted by my Department, and whilst there seems to be general satisfaction with the range of existing powers, some possibilities for improvements are now under consideration.

Mr. Cash

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has about the range of measures available to local authorities to impose controls on environmental nuisance from the fast service restaurant industry.

Mr. Waldegrave

Local authorities are able to control nuisance from fast food establishments at several stages. Conditions may be attached to planning permission to ensure against future problems from smells, noise and litter. Existing establishments may be controlled under the Control of Pollution Act 1974 for noise nuisance, and for statutory nuisance under the Public Health Act 1936.