§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average delay at the present time between receipt of notice of appeal against decisions of local planning authorities and the publication of his findings on the appeal.
§ Mr. Cledwyn HughesOver the last twelve months, the average time taken between the receipt of a planning appeal and the issue of a decision on the appeal was 33 weeks for those cases in which an inquiry was held and 28 weeks for those decided without an inquiry.