Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Andrea Leadsom and Lord Pickles

Monday 4th February 2013 Commons Chamber

[Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con)]

The iconic Silverstone circuit is adjacent to the village of Silverstone in my constituency. Silverstone has grown by several hundred houses over the past few years. A further application for more than 200 houses is being strongly fought by local people, and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has called it in for review. I appreciate that he cannot comment on individual cases, but will he take into account the real conflict between the development of that nationally important circuit and having yet more housing on its doorstep containing people who do not like the noise it generates?

[Mr Pickles]

My hon. Friend is quite right that I cannot comment on planning, but she has made her point most forcefully.