Written question asked by Andrew Mackinlay (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 December 1996. It was answered by Robert B Jones (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 December 1996 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.

Dept of the Environment

Question: What representations he has received asking him to call in the application for a ferris wheel on the South Bank. (Fail ed OPQ).

Answer: Mr. Mackinlay: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received asking him to call in the application for a ferris wheel on the south bank. [7875] Mr. Robert B. Jones: My right hon. Friend received 25 representations asking him to call in the proposed ferris wheel. When the application was referred to my right hon. Friend as a departure from Lambeth's development plan, the council provided copies of over 100 representations it had received. By a large majority, these were in support of the proposal. My right hon. Friend considered all these representations very carefully before deciding not to call in the planning application.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 7875; 287 c541-2W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Festivals and special occasions Planning permission Millennium Lambeth Council