§ Mr. Martenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many planning appeals were the subject of inspectors' inquiry in Oxfordshire and in the United Kingdom during the last 12 months.
§ Mr. Graham Page38 planning appeals were the subject of local inquiries held by the Department's Inspectors in Oxfordshire during the 12 months ending 31st October 1973. The comparable figure for England is 2,746.
§ Mr. Evelyn Kingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is now the length of time taken between the lodging of a planning appeal and the verdict in the county of Dorset.
§ Mr. Graham PageThe information is not available for Dorset alone. For the whole of England, planning appeals decided in October 1973 by my right hon. and learned Friend took on average 66 weeks where an inquiry was held and 54 weeks where the written method was used; comparable periods where the appeals were decided by inspectors were 49 and 31 weeks respectively.