§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many planning appeals were received by his Department; and how many were withdrawn and how many were decided in each year between 1970 and 1977, inclusive.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 BarnettFollowing 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NUMBER OF SECTION 36 PLANNING APPEALS Received Withdrawn Decided 1970 … 8,362 2,549 5,454 1971 … 9,818 2,788 5,516 1972 … 14,408 3,075 5,916 1973 … 18,326 3,487 10,882 1974 … 13,324 4,175 12,198 1975 …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