§ Sir Anthony GrantTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many appeals against planning refusals in the county of Cambridgeshire he has received in each of the last 10 years; how many he approved or rejected in 379W each of the years; and if he will give the same figures for East Anglia as a whole and for England and Wales over the same period.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe comparative figures requested are readily available only for the period since 1 January 1984. These are given in the table. Decisions issued in a particular year do not necessarily relate to the appeals received in that year; and some of the appeals received were withdrawn before being determined.
Planning appeals Received Decided Allowed Cambridgeshire 1984 246 189 54 1985 334 264 93 1985–86 342 270 96 1986–87 407 294 131 1987–88 448 372 134 East Anglia1 1984 810 618 169 1985 925 809 278 1985–86 985 797 266 1986–87 1,183 889 326 1987–88 1,356 1,071 363 England 1984 16,192 11,643 3,773 1985 17,053 14,639 5,477 1985–86 17,839 14,130 5,581 1986–87 19,856 15,613 6,208 1987–88 22,482 18,474 6,955 Wales 1984 806 631 229 1985 912 614 261 1985–86 923 700 312 1986–87 1,030 791 326 1987–88 1,066 868 281 1 Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.