Written question asked by Peter Luff (Conservative) on Monday, 2 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 April 2001. It was answered by Baroness Quin (Labour) on Monday, 30 April 2001 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Question: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what legal and planning processes must be completed to enable the burial of animal carcasses (a) on the Ministry of Defence land and (b) at Throckmorton airfield. - Includes ref to Animal By-Products Order 1999 and Groundwater Regulations 1998 and DOE Circular 18/84.

Answer: Mr. Luff: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what legal and planning processes must be completed to enable the burial of animal carcases (a) on the Ministry of Defence land and (b) at Throckmorton airfield. [156982] Ms Quin: [holding answer 5 April 2001]: The regulations, which govern the burial of animal carcases, are the Animal By-Products Order 1999 and the Groundwater Regulations 1998. The requirements of these regulations must be satisfied before burial is carried out. Development carried out by or on behalf of the Crown, on Crown land, is not subject to statutory planning control. A non-statutory procedure for the consideration of such development proposals is set out in DOE Circular 18/84. These procedures are currently the subject of challenge in the courts. Whether planning permission is required in any particular case is a matter for the local planning authority concerned in the first instance.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 367 c498W; 156982
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Land Disease control Foot and mouth disease Planning permission Ministry of Defence Waste disposal Statutory instruments Throckmorton
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