§ Mr. Patrick Maitlandasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) in how many cases appeals to the Secretary of State against a refusal of planning permission by the planning authority in the Counties of Lanark, Glasgow, Renfrew, Dunbar-ton, and Fife, in the past three years have been sustained;
164W(2) the total number of applications for planning permission made to the local planning authority in the last three years in the Counties of Lanark, Glasgow, Renfrew, Dunbarton, and Fife, respectively; and how many were approved.
§ Mr. MaclayThe information requested is as follows:
— Applications* to authority Granted* by authority Appeals sustained against refusal by authority Lanark County Council 1955 1,129 1,003 8 1956 1,150 996 18 1957 1,287 1,088 7 Corporation of Glasgow 1955 1,677 1,398 18 1956 1,748 1,386 16 1957 1,768 1,402 12 Renfrew County Council 1955 589 565 2 1956 597 574 3 1957 628 598 2 Dunbarton County Council 1955 443 388 3 1956 443 397 5 1957 511 456 5 Fife County Council 1955 1,302 1,222 — 1956 1,439 1,386 3 1957 1,433 1,355 1 *These figures have been supplied by the individual authorities.