§ Mr. HeddleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the matter of B1 planning consents in general following the recent High Court case, London borough of Camdenvv. Department of the Environment, and on local authorities' powers to attach conditions to such consents in particular.
§ Mr. HowardI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Erith and Crayford (Mr. Evennett) on 11 May at column521. I do not believe the recent High Court judgment is inconsistent with the Government's policy in relation to the "business" use class.