§ Mr. Gowasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the cost to public funds of the public inquiry held at the town hall, Eastbourne on Wednesday 15 October; how that cost is made up; and what is the salary of the inspector employed by his Department who conducted the inquiry.
§ Mr. FoxInformation about costs incurred—by the Department or the local authority concerned—on a specific planing appeal is not readily available. The approximate cost for the Department of a planning appeal of this kind is £425, including costs involved in processing the appeal through its various stages and in the inspector's time. The annual salary of the planning inspector who determined the appeal is £15,748.