HC Deb 15 March 1978 vol 946 c264W
Mr. David Price

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many planning appeals were received by his Department; and how many were withdrawn and how many were decided in each year between 1970 and 1977, inclusive.

Mr. Guy Barnett

Following is the information requested:

NUMBER OF SECTION 36 PLANNING APPEALS
Received Withdrawn Decided
1970 8,362 2,549 5,454
1971 9,818 2,788 5,516
1972 14,408 3,075 5,916
1973 18,326 3,487 10,882
1974 13,324 4,175 12,198
1975 11,690 4,235 11,486
1976 11,656 3,069 9,253
1977 10,833 2,993 8,366