§ Mr. MalinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many planning applications were received by the London borough of Croydon in each of the last 10 years; how many were granted; how many appeals were made; how many appeals were allowed; and how many appeals were refused.
§ Mr. ChopeThe information available in the Department is given in the tables.
London Borough of Croydon Table 1—Applications under section 29 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 Year Decided Granted 1982–83 11,400 11,182 1983–84 2,101 1,812 1984–85 2,178 1,809 1985–86 2,163 1,746 1986–87 11,775 11,426 1987–88 2,456 1,997 1 Three quarters of the year only.
Table 2—Planning appeals under sections 35 and 37 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 Year Received Allowed Dismissed 1984–85 79 22 47 1985–86 117 38 47 1986–87 128 50 45 1987–88 136 54 67
National Park Year Decided Allowed Dismissed Withdrawn Number Percentage Number Percentage Peak District 1984–85 23 6 26.1 17 73.9 3 1985–86 25 5 20.0 20 80.0 7 1986–87 38 9 23.7 29 76.3 6 1987–88 38 9 23.7 29 76.3 5 Exmoor 1984–85 7 4 57.1 3 42.9 0 1985–86 6 4 66.7 2 33.3 0 1986–87 4 2 50.0 2 50.0 1 1987–88 4 0 — 4 100.0 1 Northumberland 1984–85 2 0 — 2 100.0 0 1985–86 0 0 — 0 — 0 1986–87 0 0 — 0 — 0 1987–88 0 0 — 0 — 1 Dartmoor 1984–85 32 6 18.8 26 81.2 2 1985–86 29 8 27.6 21 72.4 4 1986–87 22 9 40.9 13 59.1 3 1987–88 24 7 29.2 17 70.8 0 Lake District 1984–85 17 6 35.3 11 64.7 1 1985–86 37 18 48.6 19 51.4 5 1986–87 37 16 43.2 21 56.8 1 1987–88 76 34 44.7 42 55.3 2 Yorkshire Dales 1984–85 22 7 31.8 15 68.2 2 1985–86 21 6 28.6 15 71.4 1 1986–87 14 4 28.6 10 71.4 3