§ Mr. Oakesasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government (1) how many applications for new sites for the accommodation of touring caravans have been made to local authorities in each of the last three years; how many such sites have been approved and licensed and how many disapproved; and how many appeals have been made to him against such refusal, and with what results;
(2) how many applications for the extension of caravan sites for the accommodation of touring caravans have been made to local authorities in each of the last three years; how many of these have been approved and how many disapproved; how many appeals have been made to him against such refusal; and how many such appeals have been successful.
§ Mr. SkeffingtonThe information available relates to holiday caravan sites,196W and does not distinguish between new sites and extensions. The number of planning applications and appeals for such sites in England during the last three years was as follows:
PLANNING APPLICATIONS Granted Year Without time limit For limited period only Refused Totals 1965 … 225 360 447 1,032 1966 … 190 410 436 1,036 1967 … 188 426 452 1,066
APPEALS Allowed Year Without time limit limited period only Dismissed Totals 1965 … 6 9 47 62 1966 … 9 7 72 88 1967 … 9 8 76 93