§ Mr. ThurnhamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment on how many occasions since 1959 planning permission has been revoked; what compensation was paid on each occasion; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ChopeIt is primarily for the local planning authority to decide, having regard to the development plan and to any other material consideration, whether to revoke any planning permission. Between April 1979 and December 1988 my right hon. Friend and his predecessors confirmed more than 1,300 revocation orders. Information is not available centrally about the number of unopposed orders which required no confirmation or about the amounts of compensation which were paid by local authorities.