Green-field Sites (Hansard, 31 July 1997)

HC Deb 31 July 1997 vol 299 c543W 543W

§ Mr. Ruffley
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will seek an urgent meeting with the relevant planning authorities in Suffolk in respect of his policy towards releasing more green-field sites for development in Suffolk. [11619]

§ Mr. Raynsford
No. The Suffolk structure plan makes provision for 54,690 dwellings until 2006 and green-field site specific issues are mostly resolved within the local plans framework introduced by schedule 54a to the Town and Country Planning Act 1991.