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PREM19/1834
Local Government (Correspondence from Sir John Sainsbury on planning controls: general planning enquiries) (Part 3)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 369
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86 Jul 23 Wed Local Government: Ridley minute to MT ("The Future of Development Plans") [consultation paper] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Aug 4 Mon Local Government: Whitelaw letter to Ridley ("The Future of Development Plans") [discussion of consultation process and publication date] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Aug 18 Mon Local Government: Ridley letter to Whitelaw (improving the development plan system: draft consultation paper) [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Sep 8 Mon Local Government: Whitelaw letter to Ridley ("The Future of Development Plans") ["...streamlining the... system and... the issue of a consultation document..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Sep 9 Tue Local Government: Ridley letter to Channon ("The Future of Development Plans") ["...particularly important to ensure that planning authorities make proper provision for the needs of industry..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Sep 9 Tue Local Government: Ridley letter to Jopling ("The Future of Development Plans") ["...protection of agricultural land..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Oct 13 Mon Local Government: Ridley PS letter to No.10 ("Handling of planning applications by local authorities") [Government asks Barnet to review its procedures, being one of the slowest local authorities for processing applications] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Oct 22 Wed Local Government: Ridley briefing for MT ("Planning: the Sainsbury Group") ["I am writing now to report progress on items raised at your last meeting with the Group on 30 April and to comment on other topics that you or the Group may wish to discuss"] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Oct 23 Thu Local Government: Ridley briefing for MT ("Planning: the Sainsbury Group") [points to note from a private meeting with the Group in advance of its latest meeting with MT] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Oct 23 Thu Local Government: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Meeting on 27 October with Sir John Sainsbury's Group") ["...the Committee and DoE now report back to you on its proposals to simplify, clarify and expedite Town and Country Planning Law..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Oct 27 Mon Local Government: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Ridley, Lord Young, Waldegrave, Howard, Hartley Booth, Sir John Sainsbury & colleagues) ["Planning: the Sainsbury Group"] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Nov 21 Fri Local Government: Ridley PS letter to No.10 ("Planning: the Sainsbury Group") [breakdown of the number of outstanding planning appeals; No.10: "...[MT] was very interested to see these figures..."] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Nov 25 Tue Local Government: Ridley letter to Edwards (further guidance on planning policies, including land for housing) [Ridley's view on need for new circular not shared by Cabinet colleagues; MT advises that Ridley should make his points in a speech instead] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Dec 2 Tue Local Government: Ridley letter to Whitelaw ("Government response to the Fifth Report from the Environment Committee, Session 1985/86: Planning: Appeals, Call-In and Major Enquiries") [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Dec 16 Tue Local Government: Whitelaw letter to Lord Hailsham ("Use of PR consultants") [policy on firms searching for Government business] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Dec 16 Tue Local Government: Whitelaw letter to Ridley ("Government response to the Fifth Report from the Environment Committee, Session 1985/86: Planning: Appeals, Call-In and Major Enquiries") [Policy Unit: "The Committee demonstrates less dissatisfaction than this office with the planning appeal delays in the system... it is time for the DoE to be asked to sign up for a clear objective to improve this element in their performance"] [declassified Dec 2014]
86 Dec 23 Tue Local Government: No.10 minute to Ridley PS ("The Sainsbury Group") [date of next meeting; planning issues] [declassified Dec 2014]