HC Deb 26 November 1987 vol 123 cc311-3W
Mr. McLoughlin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment of the planning applications made to the Peak park planning board in the last year, how many were successful and how many failed.

Mr. Waldegrave

In 1986–87, the Peak park joint planning board granted 596 planning applications and refused 185.

Mr. McLoyghlin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many planning applications in the years 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, and 1985–86 were made to the Peak park planning board; in each year how

tenancies and (b) under non-secure tenancies between (i) 1 April 1981 and 30 March 1982, (ii) between 1 April 1982 and 30 March 1983, (iii) between 1 April 1983 and 30 March 1984, (iv) between 1 April 1984and 30 March 1985, (v) between 1 April 1985 and 30 March 1986 and (vi) between 1 April 1986 and 30 March 1987; and if he will give this information for the south-east as a whole, and for each local authority in the region.

Mr. Waldegrave

Figures provided by local authorities in their annual housing investment programme returns appear in the "HIP1 All items print" for the years 1982 to 1987; copies of the prints for 1984 to 1987 are available in the Library and those for 1982 and 1983 will be placed there shortly. Following are estimates derived from the local authorities' figures:

many were successful and how many failed; in each year, how many appeals from decisions of the board he received; and how many of those were successful.

Mr. Waldegrave

The available information is given in the two following tables. With the exception of the figures indicated, the information given is published in the annual reports of the Peak park joint planning board (copies of which are in the Library).

Planning applications
Peak Park Number
Applications decided
Year Applications received Total Granted Refused
1980–81 914 822 627 195
1981–82 715 752 612 140
1982–83 779 678 592 86
1983–84 759 735 643 92
1984–85 751 662 536 126
1985–86 721 667 1517 1150
1 Figures amended since the publication of the 1985–86 annual report.
Planning appeals
Peak Park Number
Appeals decided
Year Appeals received Total Allowed Dismissed
1980–81 47 36 8 28
1981–82 34 38 4 34
1982–83 22 18 2 16
1983–84 23 23 9 14
1984–85 38 26 9 17
1985–86 149 120 13 117
1984 1985 1986 January-June 1987
Appeals received 96 92 106 57
Appeals decided 72 101 57 45
Percentage allowed (of appeals decided) 18 per cent. 44 per cent. 35 per cent. 18 per cent.