§ Ms. Gordonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what guidance he has given to the London Docklands Development Corporation concerning public access to riverside land when giving consent to planning applications; and if he will instruct the London Docklands Development Corporation, when it considers planning applications, to provide for continuing public access to the river bank as part of development schemes.
§ Mr. TrippierNo guidance from my right hon. Friend is necessary. Development control in the docklands is guided by the provisions of the Greater London development plan, in which development control authorities are urged to give special attention to, inter alia, the creation of better public access with new and improved riverside walks, open spaces and viewpoints. The London Docklands Development Corporation, in its planning briefs on individual sites, aims to provide for greater public access to the river hank.