§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many appeals against the decisions of local planning authorities have been(a) made to him and (b) upheld by him in each of the years 1979 to 1988 inclusive.
§ Mr. ChopeThe total numbers of appeals received against local planning authorities' decisions, or against their failure to make a decision within the statutory period, and the numbers upheld were as follows:
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Year Appeals received Appeals allowed 1979 12,990 2,602 1980 16,208 4,044 1981 16,637 4,721
Year Appeals received Appeals allowed 1982 13,900 4,003 1983 13,699 3,633 1984 16,192 3,773 1985 17,053 5,477 1985–86 17,839 5,581 1986–87 19,856 6,208 1987–88 22,482 6,955