§ Mr. Sainsburyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many planning applications have been approved as a result of appeal in each of the last 10 years; and how many of these approvals included residential development.
§ Mr. OakesFollowing is the information requested:
Year Number of planning appeals allowed Number allowed concerning residential development 1964 2,001 954 1965 1,763 842 1966 1,982 845 1967 1,974 815 1968 1,778 672 1969 1,901 797 1970 1,578 690 1971 1,311 507 1972 1,539 642 1973 2,504 1,344 1974 2,844 1,505 TOTALS 21,175 9,613