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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1564
Local Government (Planning systems, policy and practice: superstores and the planning system; Sir John Sainsbury's correspondence and meetings with Prime Minister on planning controls; public inquiries) (Part 1)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 286
Themes: Environment, Housing, Local government

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Date Value Title
83 Aug 18 Th Major Local Government: Department of Environment letter to No.10 ("Prime Minister's Meeting with Sir John Sainsbury: Land-Use Planning System") [briefing note for MT meeting with Sainsbury] [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Aug 26 Fr Major Local Government: Department of Environment letter to No.10 (MT's meeting with Sir John Sainsbury: land-use planning system) [response to Sainsbury's concerns] [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Aug 26 Fr Major Local Government: Sir John Sainsbury letter to MT (complexities of the planning system) [sets out thoughts in advance of meeting with MT] [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Aug 30 Tu Major Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Sir John Sainsbury) [complexities of the planning system: Sainsbury's proposals to simplify] [declassified Dec 2014]
83 Nov 30 We Major Local Government: Department of Environment letter to No.10 ("The Planning System") [response to Sir John Sainsbury's concerns about the complexities of the planning system] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jan 5 Th Major Local Government: Department of Environment letter to No.10 (the planning system: the work of Dr Alice Coleman) [response to MT's query] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jan 12 Th Major Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Sir John Sainsbury) ["Sainsbury's and Planning": Sainsbury's difficulties in obtaining planning consents] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Jan 13 Fr Major Local Government: Sir John Sainsbury letter to Jenkin (the planning system: Sainsbury's difficulties in winning planning appeals) ['In the last twenty years we have never had results from planning appeals such as we have experienced in the last year'] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Feb 17 Fr Major Local Government: Department of Environment letter to No.10 (the planning system: draft response to Sir John Sainsbury) [Sainsbury's difficulties in obtaining planning consents] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Feb 17 Fr Major Local Government: Jenkin personal note to MT ("Sir John Sainsbury") [Jenkin proposes to address 'wrong turn' taken by Department of Environment in handling planning applications: '...very strong vested interests will feel threatened and they will shout!'] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Mar 1 Th Major Local Government: Department of Environment letter to No.10 ("Superstores and the Planning System") [amended draft response to Sir John Sainsbury's concerns] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Sep 25 Tu Major Local Government: Sir John Sainsbury letter to No.10 (the planning system: concern of Sainsbury's and others about the system, and need for reform) [MT: 'We need detailed comment (after full consideration) from D.O.E'] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Oct 30 Tu Major Local Government: Jenkin minute to MT ("Planning System") [response to Sir John Sainsbury's proposals for reform] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 1 Th Major Local Government: MT letter to Robert Rhea of McDonald's Hamburgers Ltd (the planning system: problems and need for reform) [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 21 We Major Local Government: Barclay minute to MT ("Planning System: Meeting with Sir John Sainsbury") [brief for meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Nov 28 We Major Local Government: Redwood minute to MT ("Town and Country Planning System - Meeting with Sir John Sainsbury, Monday, 10 December 1984") [brief for meeting] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 10 Mo Major Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Sir John Sainsbury and others) ["The Planning System": response to Sir John Sainsbury's group's proposals for reform] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Dec 31 Mo Minor Local Government: MT letter to Mrs. J. Jenkins (the planning system) [response to Mrs Jenkins' letter about problems with the planning system] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 15 Fr Major Local Government: Jenkin minute to MT ("Superstores and Planning") [response to Sir John Sainsbury's difficulties in obtaining planning consents] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 27 We Major Local Government: No.10 letter to Department of Environment ("Superstores and Planning") [Department of Environment response to Sir John Sainsbury's difficulties in obtaining planning consents] [declassified Dec 2014]