§ Sir Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many planning appeals were considered by his Department in each of the Greater London boroughs for each of the years 1983, 1984 and 1985; and what percentage were upheld in each of those years.
§ Sir George YoungThe number of planning appeals considered by my Department in each of the Greater London boroughs for each of the years 1984 and 1985 are as follows. Comparable figures for 1983 are not readily available. Also shown are percentages of appeals allowed.
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1984 1985 Number decided Number allowed Percentage allowed Number decided Number allowed Percentage allowed Hackney 17 9 53 26 8 31 Hammersmith and Fulham 38 24 63 62 32 52 Haringey 24 7 29 42 16 38 Harrow 41 20 49 49 22 45 Havering 42 17 40 50 17 34 Hillingdon 40 15 38 63 28 44 Hounslow 34 12 35 96 44 46 Islington 28 15 54 36 13 36 Kensington and Chelsea 42 12 29 59 21 36 Kingston upon Thames 52 29 56 66 30 45 Lambeth 20 9 45 25 14 56 Lewisham 6 4 67 16 6 38 Merton 22 6 27 38 16 42 Newham 15 7 47 42 21 50 Redbridge 77 38 49 56 32 57 Richmond upon Thames 43 17 40 69 26 38 Southwark 31 15 48 39 26 67 Sutton 28 12 43 42 23 55 Tower Hamlets 11 7 64 13 7 54 Waltham Forest 18 8 44 29 10 34 Wandsworth 24 10 42 40 18 45 City of Westminster 53 19 36 92 44 48