§ Mr. FrenchTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will state, for each year since 1980, the number of schemes for housing development for which he has refused planning permission on appeal and the numbers of homes involved.
§ Mr. ChopeThe table gives the information recorded by the Department on planning appeals relating to housing development.
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S.36 planning appeals—housing schemes Scale of residential development Appeals decided Appeals dismissed Percentage appeals dismissed 1984 Major housing1 527 358 68 Minor housing2 4,813 3,658 76 Total 5,340 4,016 75 1985 Major housing1 685 397 58
Scale of residential development Appeals decided Appeals dismissed Percentage appeals dismissed Minor housing2 6,269 4,516 72 Total 6,954 4,913 71 1986–87 Major housing1 906 532 59 Minor housing2 6,852 4,777 70 Total 7,758 5,309 68 1987–88 Major housing1 1,105 708 64 Minor housing2 8,942 6,290 70 Total 10,047 6,998 70
Thousands Minor residential developments (1–9 dwellings) Major residential developments (10 or more dwellings) Decisions Refusals Per cent. refused Decisions Refusals Per cent. refused 1979–80 73.8 24.6 33 9.5 3.2 34 1980–81 75.3 25.6 34 9.5 3.6 38 1981–82 66.7 19.5 29 9.1 3.1 35 1982–83 61.9 15.7 25 7.4 1.6 22 1983–84 69.4 17.0 24 8.2 1.8 22 1984–85 69.6 18.5 27 8.5 2.0 24 1985–86 73.9 20.4 28 9.3 2.3 24 1986–87 81.9 24.3 30 10.3 2.7 26 1987–88 92.8 29.7 32 11.4 3.2 28