§ Sir Dudley SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the success rate of planning appeals in Wales, overall and divided into: small sites of two acres or less not involving conservation areas or listed buildings, larger sites of the same type, proposals in conservation areas, proposals involving listed buildings not in conservation areas and appeals against enforcement notices.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettIn Wales 33.8 per cent. of planning appeals were allowed in the financial year 1990–91. In the same period 31 per cent. of appeals against enforcement notices were allowed. Information is not kept in such a way as to provide the other figures requested.
Mr. leuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he expects to publish the results of his review on planning guidance in Wales.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe Assembly of Welsh Counties —AWC—has accepted my right hon. Friend's invitation to assess, in collaboration with other bodies, the existing strategic planning framework which provides the policy context for the preparation of structure plans and local plans in Wales. We expect to receive advice from the AWC early in 1992. We will then consider the need to revise or update the policy framework.