§ Geraldine SmithTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make an assessment of the implications of his decision to refuse planning permission for development at Whinney Car, Lancaster for planning applications for housing within the Lancaster City council district. [120686]
§ Keith HillIt would not be appropriate for me to comment on the decision in respect of the planning application for proposed housing development at Whinney Carr, as the matter is sub judice. The decision has been challenged in the High Court and is the subject of legal proceedings.
However my answer of 23 June 2003, Official Report, column 642W, set out the general position concerning the consideration of planning applications for housing in Lancaster.