"Planning: Delivering A Fundamental Change" (Hansard, 15 January 2002)

HC Deb 15 January 2002 vol 378 c195W 195W

§ Mr. Heald
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he plans parish councils to have a role under the proposals relating to planning in his paper, "Planning: delivering a fundamental change"; and if he will make a statement. [27503]

§ Ms Keeble
The consultation document "Planning: delivering a fundamental change" does not propose planning functions for parish or town councils. It envisages, however, that action plans drawn up as part of the proposed local development frameworks might include neighbourhood, village or parish plans drawn up with the involvement of the local community (paras 4.13–15 and 4.24).