§ Mr. Rees-Daviesasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government to state the number of town planning appeals decided by the Minister month by month from 1st January, 1953, to date, and the number of appeals lodged but discontinued before hearing during the same period.
§ Mr. SandysThe information asked for about appeals under the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947, are set out below. The figures for appeals withdrawn include cases where the withdrawal was made at, or following, the inquiry or hearing, and cases in which it was decided that the Minister had no jurisdiction or that no permission was required for the proposed development. No separate record is kept of such cases, but they are comparatively few.
Month Appeals decided Appeals withdrawn 1953: January … 164 79 February … 184 72 March … 173 112 April … 147 138 May … 145 93 June … 184 111 July … 197 107 August … 217 93 September … 197 140 October … 205 131 November … 219 138 December … 187 127 1954: January … 212 160 February … 276 153 March … 350 172 April … 243 104 May … 259 166 June … 278 116 July … 270 174 August … 278 125 September … 299 153