§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what advice he has received on the impact on appeals by travellers against planning enforcement where it can be proven that the appellants own property elsewhere in the EU. [167175]
§ Yvette CooperDecisions on planning applications and appeals, including enforcement appeals, are based on the land-use merits of each proposal. Under our `plan-led' system of development control, applications and appeals—including enforcement appeals—have to be decided on their individual merits in accordance with the local planning authority's development plan for the area with reference to other material considerations.
§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the effects of the Human Rights Act 1998 on planning decisions relating to travellers' sites. [167176]
§ Yvette CooperThe Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has made no overall assessment of the effects of the Human Rights Act 1998 on planning decisions, whether they relate to traveller sites or other types of development.