Sunday Markets (Hansard, 22 October 1990)

§ Mr. Michael Spicer

The Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1988—GDO—grants planning permission for the temporary use of land for markets for up to 14 days in any calendar year. Use for more than 14 days requires specific planning permission, and a local planning authority may withdraw the GDO permission by making a direction under article 4 of the order.

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Section 37 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 enables a local authority to resolve to require both the operator and the site occupier to give not less than one month's notice of a forthcoming market. Non-compliance with this requirement is subject to a fine.

Under section 58 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974, local authorities may serve a notice requiring the abatement or restriction of noise nuisance arising from a temporary market. Breach of the terms of such a notice attracts a fine of up to £2,000.

I do not believe that any further legislation is needed to control the planning aspects of markets, although the GDO is kept under review.

	Paper	Glass	Aluminium
	Total tonnes	Tonnes/head	Total tonnes	Tonnes/head	Total tonnes	Tonnes/head
Belgium	¹691,000	¹0.0671	208,000	0.02100	²—	²—
Denmark	311,000	0.0610	58,000	0.01140	²—	²—
France	2,881,000	0.0522	760,000	0.01300	233,100	0.0040
Germany (Federal Republic)	5,627,000	0.0922	1,538,000	0.02470	537,000	0.0086
Great Britain	2,975,000	0.0526	310,000	0.00560	220,000	0.0040
Greece	²—	²—	14,000	0.00140	²—	²—
Ireland	²—	²—	11,000	0.00310	²—	²—
Italy	1,733,000	0.0304	670,000	0.01175	390,000	0.0068
Netherlands	1,488,000	0.1026	279,000	0.01880	129,000	0.0087
Portugal	273,000	0.0268	34,000	0.00330	²—	²—
Spain	1,591,000	0.0412	287,000	0.00740	77,600	0.0020
¹Includes Luxembourg; no other figures are available for that country.
²No figures are available.