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Sustainable Communities, Housing and Planning - 18 July 2002

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon): Where a local authority has an adopted plan, it having been adopted in entire conformity with the Government's guidance, does the Deputy Prime Minister intend to overrule its provisions? Is he to call in every development where the density is fewer than 30 houses per hectare? Will there be a size threshold? Does that run alongside or instead of the provision on social housing? What are the implications for the size of the inspectorate and the cost of it, public inquiries and delays in approvals?

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State: Provided that the plan is in conformity with the Government's advice, I have no intention of overruling it.

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