Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 February 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 March 2001. It was answered by Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 March 2001 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make it his policy to require planning authorities to include data from their sites and monuments record to be incorporated into their development plans.

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make it his policy to require planning authorities to include data from their sites and monuments record to be incorporated into their development plans. [151866] Ms Beverley Hughes: We advise local planning authorities in Planning Policy Guidance Note 16 "Archaeology and Planning" to incorporate in their development plans policies for the protection, enhancement and preservation of sites of archaeological interest and of their settings. The proposals map should define the areas and sites to which the development plan policies and proposals apply. It is for individual authorities to determine the extent to which they draw upon their sites and monuments records in preparing their development plan policies.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 151866; 364 c149-50W
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Cultural heritage Historic buildings Planning Monuments Regional planning and development
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk