§ Mr. Sydney Chapmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number of outline and detailed planning applications, respectively, submitted to local authorities in England and Wales during the last 12 months for which figures are available; what percentages were permitted, permitted subject to conditions, except the condition of submission of detailed plans on outline applications, and refused, respectively; and what proportion of those permitted subject to conditions and refused were subsequently the subject of appeals.
§ Mr. Graham PageAvailable statistics do not show how many applications submitted to authorities are in outline or378W how many permissions are given subject to conditions. It is not practicable, therefore, to say what percentage of them were subsequently the subject of appeals.
§ Mr. Sydney Chapmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number of planning applications submitted to local authorities in England and Wales during the last 12 months for which figures are available; what proportion of these were permitted by local planning authorities; and how these figures compare with each of the five previous years.
§ Mr. Graham Page463,301 planning applications were submitted to local planning authorities during the calendar year 1971, the last 12 months for which figures are available; 83.3 per cent. of these were permitted. The figures for the five previous years as are follows:
per cent 1970 414,301 84.9 1969 402,714 85.1 1968 426,286 84.3 1967 422,553 84.8 1966 415,052 83.3