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Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) if he will list the planning applications for housing development in England on greenfield sites (a) which he has called in and (b) for which he has issued a holding direction since 7 March 2000, indicating the location, number of houses and area of land involved; [146075]
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(3) if he will list the planning applications for housing development in England, involving green field sites, which have been referred to him as departure applications since 7 March 2000 and provide details of the number of homes and area of land involved in each case. [146073]
Mr. Raynsford [holding answer 18 January 2001]: The information is set out in the table. The list of planning applications is based on information supplied to the Department by local authorities. Assumptions have had to be made about particular applications in order to present the information in the form sought. The information provided should not be taken as the definitive view of the Secretary of State for the purposes of decision-making.
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(6) Estimated number of dwellings
(7) Decision from Secretary of State pending
Notes:
Column 1: Sites are those which are predominantly greenfield (i.e. not previously-developed as defined in Annex C of Planning Policy Guidance note 3 Housing) wherever located.
Column 2: Site size includes only those areas proposed for housing and directly associated uses.
Column 4: Notified to the Secretary of State since 7 March 2000 in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Development Plans and Consultation) (Departures) Directions 1999.
Column 5: Notified to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Residential Development on Greenfield Land) (England) Direction 2000.
Column 6: Direction made since 7 March 2000 restricting the grant of permission in exercise of the Secretary of State's powers under Article 14 of the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995.
Column 7: Planning application called in since 7 March 2000 for the Secretary of State's own decision under section 77 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
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Mr. Jack: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions which organisations, political parties and individuals have, since 23 October 2000, made representations to (a) the planning inspectorate, (b) the Government office for the north west and (c) his Department on PNW/5290/219/32, about the proposed demolition of Blackburn House, Clifton Drive, North St. Annes and the erection of 26 dwellings with associated car parking and landscaping. [147219]
Mr. Raynsford: Other than correspondence from the right hon. Member for Fylde and a telephone call from the applicants to the Government office for the north west we are not aware of any further representations since the 23 October 2000.
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Mr. Jack: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the reasons for the release of planning decision PNW/5290/219/32 to the public before copies of the decision were received by the participants. [147220]
Mr. Raynsford: Normal practice is to post the decision letter to the applicant and all other parties who appeared at the public inquiry into the proposals, or asked to be notified of the decision, on the same day. It is also normal practice to notify the media at the same time as the other parties. However, I understand in this case due to an administrative error, the local media were notified of the decision electronically on the day the decision letter was posted. We are taking steps to prevent such an error being repeated.
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