§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which are the current planning controls now protecting water authority lands from developers because of(a) their outstanding natural beauty, (b) their value to urban or rural communities as spaces of recreation or as environmental protection, and (c) their character as national parks.
§ Mr. ChopeThe Town and Country Planning Acts and subsidiary legislation, and the Government's planning guidance, apply to water authority land as they do to land in other ownership. The Town and Country Planning General Development Order grants planning permission, subject to limitations, for development by water authorities for the purpose of their functions.