§ Mr. CummingsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the number of opencast coal planning applications, size and location of sites in Northumberland and Durham submitted in each year since 1990 and those which have received approval.
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§ Mr. BaldryThis information is not held centrally. According to statistics published by the County Planning Officers Society's committee No. 3, however, the information is as follows:
Planning Applications Number of applications Area (hectares) Tonnage (thousands) Durham 1990–91 21 642 3,213 1991–92 8 174 595 Northumberland 1990–91 14 253 1,976 1991–92 8 291 936
Applications Approved Number Area Tonnage Durham 1990–91 12 334 960 1991–92 5 92 327 Northumberland 1990–91 10 119 1,602 1991–92 7 197 706