§ Mr. John GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what matters he took into account in agreeing to allow Selby district council to determine the further application by Paul Sykes (Developments) Ltd. to redevelop the former Naburn hospital site into an out-of-town shopping centre, contrary to the Greater York shopping policy;
(2) what matters he took into account in reaching his original decision to allow Selby district council to determine the application by Paul Sykes (Developments) Ltd. to redevelop the former Naburn hospital site into an out-of-town shopping centre, contrary to the Greater York shopping policy.
§ Mr. Chope[holding answer 27 April 1989]: In considering whether to call in the application for his own determination, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, had regard to Government policy, expressed particularly in PPG6 on major retail development and also to the shopping study carried out for the Greater York authorities, as updated by its author Harvey Coles and by G. L. Hearn. After careful consideration he concluded that there was no evidence that the vitality and viability of the city as a whole would be seriously affected.