HL Deb 20 May 1999 vol 601 c58WA
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Dourer

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they intend to call in the recent planning decision by West Berkshire Council to grant Vodafone permission for a site. [HL2459]

Lord Whitty

Following its resolution to approve Vodafone's planning application, West Berkshire District Council will be referring the application to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions as it is a departure from the development plan for the area. When the application is received, the Secretary of State will consider whether it raises issues that would warrant his intervention in accordance with the call-in criteria. I will write to the noble Baroness again when this decision has been made.