§ Dr. Twinnasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the number of planning appeals in each of the past five years in England; and how many in each year have been determined by the Planning Inspectorate.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneThe details set out give the separate figures for appeals decided by the Department's inspectors and the Secretary of State.
Year Inspectors Secretary of State Total 1978 7,322 1,630 8,952 1979 7,430 1,503 8,933 1980 11,609 1,521 13,130 1981 12,665 1,786 14,451 1982 11,815 1,100 12,915 1983* 5,477 367 5,844 * First six months only.