§ Richard Younger-RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will list the latest annual figures for the number of planning applications under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in England and Wales by(a) region, (b) the number of application passed, (c) the number sent to appeal and (d) the number of successful appeals; and if he will provide the same figures for the previous 10 years. [R] [13595]
§ Ms Keeble[pursuant to her reply, 14 November 2001, c. 726–28W]: The information for England for 1990–91 to 2000–01 is in the table.
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Planning applications and appeals against refusal: England 1990–91 to 2000–01 Planning applications1 Appeals against refusal2 Decided Granted Refused Received Decided Allowed Percentage of appeals allowed 1999–2000 North East 14.3 13.3 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 33 North West 42.1 38.0 4.1 1.1 1.0 0.4 39 Yorkshire and the Humber 33.1 29.8 3.3 0.8 0.7 0.2 34 East Midlands 32.9 29.9 3.0 0.8 0.7 0.2 34 West Midlands 35.5 31.6 3.9 1.0 0.9 0.4 37 East of England 51.7 45.6 6.1 1.7 1.6 0.5 31 London 49.8 41.5 8.3 2.0 1.8 0.6 33 South East 84.2 73.2 10.8 3.1 2.8 0.9 32 South West 52.8 46.9 5.9 1.6 1.4 0.5 33 England 396.3 350.0 46.3 12.3 11.2 3.7 33 1998–99 North East 14.4 13.4 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 36 North West 40.5 36.5 4.1 1.1 0.9 0.4 41 Yorkshire and the Humber 32.7 29.2 3.5 0.8 0.8 0.3 37 East Midlands 31.6 28.6 3.0 0.8 1.7 0.2 31 West Midlands 35.0 30.7 4.3 1.1 1.0 0.4 37 East of England 48.8 42.8 6.0 1.8 1.6 0.6 36 London 49.0 40.8 8.3 1.9 1.7 0.6 33 South East 80.3 69.7 10.5 3.1 2.8 0.9 34 South West 50.2 44.5 5.7 1.6 1.4 0.4 30 England 382.6 336.3 46.4 12.5 11.3 3.9 35 1997–98 North East 14.4 13.4 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 31 North West 40.5 36.5 4.0 1.2 1.0 0.4 38 Yorkshire and the Humber 32.9 29.7 3.2 0.9 0.8 0.3 36 East Midlands 32.5 29.3 3.3 0.9 0.8 0.3 35 West Midlands 33.9 29.6 4.2 1.1 1.0 0.4 37 East of England 47.2 41.2 6.0 1.8 1.6 0.5 32 London 45.9 38.4 7.5 1.9 1.7 0.6 36 South East 78.2 68.3 9.9 3.1 2.7 0.9 32 South West 49.7 44.2 5.5 1.6 1.4 0.5 34 England 375.2 330.6 44.6 12.8 11.3 3.9 34 1996–97 North East 14.4 13.3 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 38 North West 39.2 35.0 4.2 1.2 1.0 0.4 35 Yorkshire and the Humber 32.3 28.9 3.4 0.9 0.8 0.2 31 East Midlands 30.8 27.8 3.0 0.9 0.8 0.3 34 West Midlands 32.9 28.9 4.0 1.0 0.9 0.3 33 East of England 43.2 37.6 5.6 1.8 1.6 0.5 35 London 42.3 35.2 7.1 1.8 1.6 0.6 37 South East 71.1 61.9 9.2 2.9 2.5 0.9 35 South West 47.1 42.0 5.1 1.6 1.3 0.5 34 England 353.3 310.8 42.5 12.4 10 7 3.7 35 1995–96 North East 14.4 13.3 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 38 North West 39.0 34.8 4.2 1.1 1.0 0.4 36 Yorkshire and the Humber 33.4 29.6 3.7 1.0 0.8 0.3 30 East Midlands 31.5 28.1 3.3 1.0 0.9 0.3 33 West Midlands 32.2 28.2 4.0 1.1 1.0 0.3 35 East of England 42.9 37.3 5.6 1.8 1.6 0.5 33 London 40.3 33.8 6.5 1.8 1.5 0.6 37 South East 69.9 60.9 9.3 3.1 2.7 0.9 32 South West 45.3 40.1 5.2 1.7 1.4 0.4 31 England 348.8 305.9 42.9 13.0 11.3 3.8 33 1994–95 North East 15.9 14.6 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.1 32 North West 42.4 37.8 4.6 1.3 1.2 0.5 40 Yorkshire and the Humber 35.7 31.6 4.1 1.1 1.0 0.3 31 East Midlands 33.6 30.0 3.6 1.1 1.0 0.3 31 West Midlands 34.0 29.9 4.1 1.2 1.1 0.4 36 East of England 45.3 39.4 5.9 1.9 1.7 0.6 31 London 40.7 34.4 6.3 1.6 1.4 0.5 35 South East 71.7 62.4 9.3 3.1 2.7 0.9 32 South West 48.5 42.6 5.9 1.8 1.6 0.5 32 England 368.0 322.8 45.2 13.6 12.1 4.0 33
Planning applications and appeals against refusal: England 1990–91 to 2000–01 Planning applications1 Appeals against refusal2 Decided Granted Refused Received Decided Allowed Percentage of appeals allowed 1993–94 North East 16.8 15.4 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.1 33 North West 43.2 38.5 4.7 1.2 1.2 0.4 37 Yorkshire and the Humber 35.9 31.7 4.1 1.1 1.0 0.3 27 East Midlands 33.4 29.8 3.6 1.0 1.0 0.3 33 West Midlands 35.1 30.9 4.2 1.2 1.0 0.4 35 East of England 45.0 39.1 5.9 1.9 1.7 0.5 33 London 39.4 33.0 6.4 1.6 1.5 0.6 37 South East 68.6 59.3 9.3 3.0 2.8 0.9 32 South West 48.6 42.6 6.0 1.9 1.7 0.5 31 England 366.1 320.4 45.7 13.4 12.2 4.0 33 1992–93 North East 16.7 15.1 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 39 North West 44.3 38.6 5.7 1.5 1.4 0.6 40 Yorkshire and the Humber 35.9 30.9 5.0 1.3 1.2 0.4 31 East Midlands 33.4 29.2 4.2 1.2 1.1 0.4 34 West Midlands 35.4 30.2 5.2 1.3 1.1 0.4 31 East of England 44.5 37.8 6.7 2.1 1.9 0.6 33 London 38.6 31.3 7.4 1.9 1.7 0.6 36 South East 68.0 57.0 10.9 3.6 3.2 1.1 34 South West 48.7 41.3 7.3 2.4 2.2 0.7 32 England 365.4 311.4 54.0 15.7 14.2 4.8 34 1991–92 North East 17.3 15.5 1.9 0.5 0.4 0.1 34 North West 49.3 42.0 7.3 1.8 1.6 0.6 36 Yorkshire and the Humber 40.9 34.4 6.5 1.6 1.4 0.4 30 East Midlands 36.7 31.1 5.6 1.5 1.4 0.5 33 West Midlands 39.0 32.6 6.4 1.7 1.4 0.4 30 East of England 49.7 40.8 8.9 2.7 2.5 0.8 31 London 42.5 33.5 9.0 2.2 2.0 0.7 35 South East 74.6 60.5 14.1 4.5 4.0 1.3 33 South West 54.1 44.1 10.0 3.1 2.8 0.9 32 England 404.2 334.5 69.7 19.5 17.5 5.7 32 1990–91 North East 17.5 15.5 1.9 0.5 0.5 0.1 30 North West 53.0 44.2 8.8 2.0 1.8 0.7 38 Yorkshire and the Humber 42.7 34.9 7.8 1.7 1.5 0.5 32 East Midlands 40.1 33.0 7.2 1.7 1.5 0.5 33 West Midlands 41.5 34.0 7.5 1.8 1.6 0.5 32 East of England 55.3 43.5 11.8 3.3 2.9 0.9 32 London 44.8 34.6 10.3 2.5 2.2 0.8 36 South East 82.6 65.0 17.6 5.3 4.6 1.5 32 South West 60.7 47.7 13.1 3.6 3.2 1.0 32 England 438.3 352.4 85.9 22.4 19.7 6.5 33 1 Section 70 planning applications, ie excludes applications for listed buildings, advertisements and conservation area consents 2 Figures relate to the number of appeals against section 70 planning applications refused in the year, not the number of appeals received in the year