§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will issue guidance to planning 589W authorities on the effect of different forms of tenure on the availability of land for affordable housing developments in rural areas.
§ Mr. TrippierNo. My right hon. Friend made clear in his announcement of 3 February at columns433–34 that planning conditions should not normally be used to impose restrictions on tenure. He emphasised that the details of arrangements to secure low cost housing for local needs are very much a matter for local decision, and that must include decisions as to what tenure or mix of tenures is appropriate to the particular circumstances of the area concerned.