§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the number of planning appeals in which he overruled a recommendation by his inspector to permit private house building on sites of five acres or more during (a) the last quarter of 1974 and (b) the first quarter of 1975; and what were the equivalent figures for the same two quarters in each of the five previous years.
§ Mr. John SilkinThe following table shows the number of occasions on which the inspector's recommendation to allow a planning appeal has been overruled in each of the quarters in question since March 1970. Separate figures relating to private house building on sites of 5 acres or more are not available.
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Quarter ended Number 31st March 1970 … … 7 31st December 1970 … … 5 31st March 1971 … … 6 31st December 1971 … … 5 31st March 1972 … … 3 31st December 1972 … … 6 31st March 1973 … … 6 31st December 1973 … … 2 31st March 1974 … … 4 31st December 1974 … … 10 31st March 1975 … … 8
§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many appeals against refusal or deemed refusal of planning permission for private housing on sites of five acres or more were lodged in (a) the last quarter of 1974 and (b) the first quarter of 1975; what were the comparable figures for the same two quarters in each of the previous five years; and in what proportion of these appeals permission for house building was eventually granted.
§ Mr. John SilkinInformation in the form requested is not available but I shall write to the hon. Member.