§ Sir Raymond Gowerasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many planning appeals there were in respect of planning refusals by each of the district councils of Wales during the past year; and what was the average waiting time for the completion of such appeals.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasThe information about planning appeals to my right hon. Friend under section 36 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 arising fr0m refusals of planning permissions by district councils in Wales and received during the period 1 November 1982 to 31 October 1983, is as follows.
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Appeals Decided Determined by Inspectors Determined by the Secretary of State Local Planning Authority Number Received Written Method Inquiry Method Witten Method Inquiry Method Number Withdrawn Number remaining on hand No Median Time (Weeks) No Median Time (Weeks) No Median Time (Weeks) No Median Time (Weeks) Newport BC 26 6 21 4 24 — — — — 2 14 Torfaen BC 15 4 35 — — — — — — 1 10 Aberconwy BC 12 15 20 — — — — — — 3 8 Arfon BC 11 6 22 — — — — — — — 5 Dwyfor DC 15 7 22 1 29 — — 1 49 2 4 Meirionnydd DC 8 2 27 — — — — — — 2 4 Ynys Mon BC 31 10 27 3 35 — — — — 2 16 Cynon Valley BC 4 1 20 1 17 — — — — 1 1 Merthyr Tydfil BC 11 5 24 — — — — — — 1 5 Ogwr BC 25 8 17 1 28 — — — — 1 15 Rhonnda BC 12 2 26 — — — — — — 1 9 Rhymney Valley BC 18 7 24 2 32 — — — — 4 5 Taff Ely BC 22 6 22 — — — — — — — 16 Brecknock BC 16 9 19 2 27 1 19 — — — 4 Montgomery DC 12 6 18 — — — — — — 1 5 Radnor DC 5 1 29 1 27 — — — — 1 2 Cardiff City Council 54 18 20 4 40 — — — — 4 28 Vale of Glamorgan BC 53 14 21 3 25 — — — — 5 31 Afan BC 2 2 31 — — — — — — — — Lliw Valley BC 27 12 22 1 21 — — — — 4 10 Neath BC 8 5 28 — — — — — — 2 1 Swansea City Council 49 26 22 1 24 — — — — 3 19 WALES 680 248 22 33 28 2 27 2 43 53 342