§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many appeals against the refusal of planning permission by local authorities were made to him in the last 10 years for which information is available; how many of these were determined by written submissions; how many were determined by public inquiry; and how many were successful in either category.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is as follows:
Planning appeals determined under Section 33 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 Year Total Determined on basis of written submissions Determined after public inquiry Number Number sustained Number Number sustained 1978 314 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1979 319 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1980 320 199 42 121 33 1981 415 249 62 166 50 1982 409 254 87 155 49 1983 445 287 89 158 55 1984 396 273 99 123 50 1985 508 392 123 116 43 1986 542 420 140 122 53 11987 589 494 181 95 42 1 Provisional. n.a. Not available. (These figures exlude a small number of appeals which were dismissed for procedural reasons at an early stage in the process.)
§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many planning appeals have been determined by him or his predecessors and how many by delegated powers in the last 10 years for which information is available.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is as follows:
Planning appeals determined under Section 33 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 Year Decided by Secretary of State Decided by Reporters under delegated powers 1978 214 100 1979 146 173 1980 74 246 1981 46 369 1982 33 376 1983 23 422 1984 20 376 1985 70 438 1986 43 499 11987 34 555 1Provisional. Note: These figures exclude a small number of appeals which were dismissed for procedural reasons at an early stage in the process.