§ Mr. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions on what date each local authority in Greater Manchester completed its unitary development plans; and when he finally confirmed each plan. [96874]
§ Mr. RaynsfordLocal planning authorities are responsible for the preparation and adoption of unitary development plans. In Greater Manchester the local planning authorities adopted their unitary development plans on the dates listed in the table:
Local authority Date of adoption Bolton December 1995 Bury August 1997 Manchester July 1995 Oldham April 1996 Rochdale March 1999 Salford November 1995 Stockport June 1997 Tameside September 1996 Trafford May 1996 Wigan January 1996