§ Mr. Maxwell-Hyslopasked the Secretary of State for the Environment on how many occasions in each of 1971, 1972, and 1973 to date in the area covered by his Department's South-West regional office (a) planning permission was refused by local planning authorities on a direction by his Department on road traffic and access grounds, (b) how many appeals were lodged against such refusals, (c) how many of these appeals were determined in the South-West area office 295W without reference to London, and (d) how many of the appeals were successful.
§ Mr. Graham PageThe numbers of cases in which the Regional Controller (Roads and Transportation) South-West regional office directed refusal of plan-
1971 1972 1973 to date Cases referred to Regional Controller (Roads and Transportation) 1,358 2,118 825 Cases in which a direction was issued 385 713 167 The numbers of appeals lodged against refusal where there had been directions from the Regional Controller (Roads and Transportation) in the same years are:
1971 1972 1973 to date 16 24 26 Appeals have been determined in the South-West regional office since September 1972. Those in which directions by the Regional Controller (Roads and Transportation) have been issued are:
1972 (September to December inclusive) 1973 to date 5 16 The results of appeals in cases where there were directions by the Regional Controller (Roads and Transportation) are as follows:
Allowed Dismissed 1971 … 2 14 1972 (to end of August) … 1 18 Remainder of 1972 … 2 3 1973 to date … 3 13