HC Deb 27 November 1990 vol 181 cc333-4W
Sir Gerard Vaughan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the dates and circumstances of each occasion when he or a predecessor has exercised his powers in part XV, section 276, of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971; and in each case how much compensation was paid.

Mr. Michael Spicer

In the period 1955 to 1973 there were 18 cases in which my right hon. Friend's predecessors used their default powers to revoke local authority planning permissions. There have been no cases subsequently. The available details are as follows:

Year and details

1955

  • Orpington Urban District Council: residential development at Lynwood Estate, Orpington.
  • Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District Council: residential development between Chislehurst and Sidcup.

1956

  • Elstree Rural District Council: residential development at Furse Hill Estate, Barnet Lane.

1958

  • Bletchley Urban District Council: residential development at Watling Street, Bletchley.
  • Bradford Councty Borough: residential development at Carr Boltom Road, Bradford.

1960

  • Bullingdon Rural District Council: residential development at Oxford Road, Preston Crownmarsh.
  • Kerrier Rural District Council: commercial development at Porth Nowas Quay.
  • North Kesteven Rural District Council: light industrial development at Ripley Drive, North Hykeham.

1961

  • One case—details not known.

1965

  • One case—details not known.

1966

  • Two cases—details not known.

1969

  • Two cases—details not known.

1970

  • Two cases—details not known.

1972

  • Bristol City Council—hotel near Avon Gorge.

1973

  • London Borough of Richmond—residential development at Rutland Lodge, Petersham.

Further information is not available in the form requested.

Section 276 of the 1971 Act has now been consolidated in sections 100 and 104 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.