§ Mr. GapesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment for which local authorities in London and the south-east of England unitary development plans(a) have been completed, (b) have not been completed, (c) are currently out to consultation and (d) are currently subject to public inquiry; and in respect of which plans he has issued his report.
§ Mr. BaldryThe London borough of Barnet adopted its unitary development plan in November 1991, and the London borough of Havering is due to adopt its UDP on 31 March 1993. All other London boroughs are currently preparing UDPs. Outside London, district authorities in the south-east of England do not prepare UDPs, but are required to prepare district-wide local plans.
UDPs for the London boroughs of Hillingdon, Newham, Camden and Croydon are at consultation stage; those for the London boroughs of Barking, Merton, Brent, Bexley, Tower Hamlets, Lambeth, Haringey and Lewisham are on deposit for public inspection.
The London boroughs of Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Wandsworth, Richmond and Kingston are currently holding public inquiries into objections to their UDPs; the following London boroughs have completed their public inquiries: Islington, Redbridge, Sutton, Enfield, Southwark, Bromley, Greenwich, the City of London, Waltham Forest, the City of Westminster, Harrow, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hackney and Ealing.
Following a public inquiry, the inspector makes his recommendations direct to the local authority. The Secretary of State does not issue reports in respect of development plans.