HC Deb 15 March 1999 vol 327 cc465-6W
Mr. Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what percentage of appeals to the planning inspectorate by applicants against decisions taken by(a) the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, (b) the London Borough of Wandsworth and (c) the City of Westminster were successful in (i) 1997 and (ii) 1998. [76270]

Mr. Caborn

I have asked the Chief Executive, of the Planning Inspectorate, Mr. Chris Shepley, to write to my hon. Friend.

Letter from David Hanchet to Mr. Iain Coleman, dated 15 March 1999: As he is away from the office at present, I am writing on behalf of Chris Shepley who has been asked by the Secretary of State to reply to your Question about planning appeals in Hammersmith and Fulham, Wandsworth, and Westminster in 1997 and 1998.

For appeals decided in each year, the percentages allowed were:

Percentage
1997 1998
Hammersmith and Fulham 24 29
Wandsworth 21 33
Westminster 29 35

Mr. Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many planning applications were called in by the Secretary of State in(a) the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and (b) the London Borough of Wandsworth and (c) the City of Westminster in (i) 1997 and (b) 1998. [76269]

Mr. Caborn

None in Hammersmith and Fulham, one in Wandsworth in 1997 and one in Westminster in 1998.

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