HC Deb 26 January 1987 vol 109 c50W
Dr. Glyn

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many planning decisions made by the Royal borough of Windsor and Maidenhead have been reversed on appeal by him in the last year for which records are available; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Waldegrave

The number of determined planning appeals against decisions made by the Royal borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in the calendar year 1985, the latest period for which information is available, and the number of appeals unheld were:

  • Number of appeals decided in 1985— 97
  • Number of appeals allowed in 1985— 40
14,639 planing appeals were decided in England in 1985 of which 5,477 were allowed. This represents a success rate of 37.4 per cent.