§ Miss Geraldine SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade when an application for a 33Kv overhead line from Butt Yeats to Tatham Bridge and from Wennington Station to Lower Ravens Close Wood Wennington in the Lune Valley was received from Norweb; and if she has determined it. [18904]
§ Mr. BattleThe application was received on 11 November 1997. It is now under consideration by the Department in line with the statutory procedures designed to permit interested parties to make their views known. As part of this process, we shall have regard to planning guidance relevant to areas of outstanding natural beauty256W and will consider the company's argument for the need for such a line, and the views of the local community, the local planning authorities, individuals and hon. Members.