§ Mr. ChurchillTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list(a) the number of planning appeals made to his Department in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available, (b) the number of such appeals that were allowed and (c) the percentage that (b) represents of (a).
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe table shows the number of planning appeals received, withdrawn prior to decision, decided and allowed. The success rate given is the number of appeals allowed as a percentage of the total number decided in each year.
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Year Appeals received Appeals withdrawn Appeals decided Appeals allowed Percentage allowed of those decided 1978 11,609 2,671 8,952 2,504 28.0 1979 12,990 2,485 8,933 2,602 29.1 1980 16,208 2,921 13,130 4,044 30.8 1981 16,637 3,305 14,451 4,721 32.7 1982 13,900 2,591 12,915 4,003 31.0 1983 13,699 1,611 11,221 8,633 32.4 1984 16,192 2,475 11,643 3,773 32.4 1985 17,053 2,110 14,639 5,477 37.4 1985–86 17,839 2,143 14,130 5,581 39.5 1986–87 19,856 2,533 15,613 6,208 39.8 1987–88 22,482 3,173 18,474 6,955 37.6