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Mr. Lane
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will make a further statement on his plans for speeding up the planning machinery.
Mr. Graham Page
I am inviting the local authority associations to discuss at an early date various proposals for speeding up the development control machinery within the limits of existing legislation. I also have plans for expediting the handling of planning appeals and for transferring further classes of appeals to inspectors.