§ Mr. Sydney Irvingasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how many planning appeals there have been in each of the last five years; and how many of these have been dealt with on the basis of written submissions.
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§ Sir K. JosephThe figures are as follows:
APPEALS UNDER SECTION 16 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT, 1947 — 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 Received during the year … 6,699 6,921 7,499 8,857 11,346 Decided on written representations … 917 1,219 1,092 1,599 1,916