§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list by London borough the total number of planning applications(a) called in by him or (b) referred to him on appeal by the applicant and the number of cases where he (i) upheld the local planning decision and (ii) varied it; and if he will also list the comparable figures for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe information requested is in tables A and B below; 1984 is the earliest year from which this information is readily available.
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Planning applications called in by the Secretary of State Table A 1984 1985 1986 1987 City of London — 1 4 — Barking and Dagenham — — — — Barnet — 1 — —
1984 1985 1986 1987 Bexley — — 2 — Brent — 1 2 1 Bromley — — — — Camden 1 5 2 2 Croydon — 1 — — Ealing — — — — Enfield — — — — Greenwich — — — — Hackney — — — — Hammersmith and Fulham — — — — Haringey 1 — — — Harrow — — 1 — Havering — — — — Hillingdon — — — — Hounslow — — — — Islington — — — — Kensington and Chelsea — — — 1 Kingston upon Thames — — — — Lambeth — — — 1 Lewisham — — 8 1 Merton — — — — Newham — — 1 — Redbridge — — — — Richmond upon Thames — — — — Southwark — — — — Sutton — — — — Tower Hamlets — — — — Waltham Forest — — — — Wandsworth — — — — City of Westminster 2 — — 1
Table B Planning appeals 1984 Borough Recorded Dismissed Allowed City of London 12 6 2 Barking and Dagenham 10 4 2 Barnet 74 38 16 Bexley 49 29 14 Brent 47 11 15 Bromley 196 85 39 Camden 139 55 44 Croydon 85 39 18 Ealing 65 31 16 Enfield 87 47 28 Greenwich 54 12 14 Hackney 25 9 9 Hammersmith 71 15 24 Haringey 39 17 7 Harrow 59 22 20 Havering 58 25 17 Hillingdon 60 25 15 Hounslow 78 22 12 Islington 43 14 15 Kensington and Chelsea 79 34 13 Kingston upon Thames 74 23 29 Lambeth 40 12 9 Lewisham 16 2 4 Merton 38 16 6 Newham 44 8 7 Redbridge 75 39 38 Richmond upon Thames 70 28 17 Southwark 46 17 15 Sutton 43 16 12 Tower Hamlets 20 4 7 Waltham Forest 34 10 8 Wandsworth 40 14 10 City of Westminster 122 45 19
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Table B Planning appeals 1985 Borough Recorded Dismissed Allowed City of London 5 4 — Barking and Dagenham 12 8 4
Borough Recorded Dismissed Allowed Barnet 91 40 28 Bexley 36 22 13 Brent 50 25 19 Bromley 182 120 78 Camden 133 38 59 Croydon 116 52 34 Ealing 58 32 30 Enfield 80 47 27 Greenwich 62 21 44 Hackney 35 18 8 Hammersmith 65 30 32 Haringey 47 26 17 Harrow 76 27 23 Havering 49 33 17 Hillingdon 81 35 29 Hounslow 122 53 45 Islington 46 23 14 Kensington and Chelsea 107 42 26 Kingston upon Thames 74 36 30 Lambeth 36 13 15 Lewisham 20 10 6 Merton 57 22 16 Newham 37 21 21 Redbridge 79 24 32 Richmond upon Thames 85 45 27 Southwark 73 13 26 Sutton 43 19 23 Tower Hamlets 17 6 7 Waltham Forest 40 19 11 Wandsworth 47 22 18 City of Westminster 164 54 49
Table B Planning Appeals 1986 Borough Recorded Dismissed Allowed City of London 6 4 2 Barking and Dagenham 9 3 4 Barnet 111 29 27 Bexley 50 13 20 Brent 64 15 20 Bromley 254 101 88 Camden 205 46 51 Croydon 114 48 45 Ealing 87 29 21 Enfield 111 53 35 Greenwich 92 16 32 Hackney 21 7 9 Hammersmith 85 27 16 Haringey 73 20 18 Harrow 120 49 29 Havering 66 23 19 Hillingdon 73 25 26 Hounslow 123 44 51 Islington 51 18 14 Kensington and Chelsea 102 46 40 Kingston upon Thames 72 29 34 Lambeth 58 11 13 Lewisham 22 9 5 Merton 48 30 21 Newham 39 13 21 Redbridge 78 33 33 Richmond upon Thames 86 30 37 Southwark 81 26 19 Sutton 58 17 12 Tower Hamlets 18 7 9 Waltham Forest 57 23 16 Wandsworth 47 19 13 City of Westminster 181 41 53
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Table B Planning appeals 1987 Borough Received Dismissed Allowed City of London 13 2 1 Barking and Dagenham 10 5 4
Borough Received Dismissed Allowed Barnet 186 71 46 Bexley 55 29 22 Brent 80 32 38 Bromley 330 117 89 Camden 210 65 78 Croyden 133 52 52 Ealing 102 38 49 Enfield 141 67 40 Greenwich 98 31 49 Hackney 49 20 11 Hammersmith 135 45 49 Haringey 88 42 23 Harrow 115 70 37 Havering 57 29 27 Hillingdon 107 48 31 Hounslow 143 70 37 Islington 98 24 19 Kensington and Chelsea 102 57 42 Kingston upon Thames 83 37 32 Lambeth 67 28 39 Lewisham 36 15 11 Merton 42 24 7 Newham 42 15 8 Redbridge 68 32 31 Richmond upon Thames 115 55 31 Southwark 62 20 45 Sutton 52 31 26 Tower Hamlets 43 9 6 Waltham Forest 68 31 20 Wansworth 65 33 13 City of Westminster 199 49 55