Waste Disposal Sites (Hansard, 17 January 1989)

§ Mr. Squire
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many applications for planning permission for waste disposal sites have been made in the last five years by private sector companies; how many were granted; how many refusals were appealed against; and how many such appeals were successful.

§ Mr. Chope
The Department does not have information about the number of planning applications for development involving waste disposal. The table gives information 151W from the Department's records about appeals against refusal of planning permission for waste disposal sites since 1 April 1984 (the earliest date for which such information is available):

1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88

Appeals received 20 26 30 34

Appeals decided 2 14 29 21

Appeals allowed 0 4 13 11

§ Mr. Squire
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many deemed applications for planning permission for waste disposal sites have been made in the last five years by local authorities; how many were granted; how many refusals were appealed against; and how many such appeals were successful.

§ Mr. Chope
Local authorities have powers to grant themselves deemed planning permission for such development; although in certain circumstances they may be required to apply to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for permission. Statistics are not held centrally of the numbers of such permissions and applications.

§ Mr. Squire
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many applications have been made for waste disposal sites licences under the Control of Pollution Act 1974 in the last five years by private sector companies; how many were granted; how many refused; and how many granted on appeal.

§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
From information held by Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution, the numbers of waste disposal site licences granted to private sector companies in England and Wales during the period 1983–87 are as follows:

Number

1983 287

1984 344

1985 367

1986 334

1987 ¹362

¹ 4 of these were granted on appeal.

Figures for 1988 are not yet available.
There is no centrally held information on the number of site licence applications refused by waste disposal authorities.

§ Mr. Squire
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many waste disposal sites occupied by waste disposal authorities have been authorised by a resolution of those authorities in the last five years.

§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
From information held by Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution, the numbers of waste disposal sites operated by waste disposal authorities in England and Wales and authorised during the period 1983–87 are as follows:

Number

1983 39

1984 37

1985 34

1986 40

1987 40

Figures for 1988 are not yet available.

	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88
Appeals received	20	26	30	34
Appeals decided	2	14	29	21
Appeals allowed	0	4	13	11

	Number
1983	287
1984	344
1985	367
1986	334
1987	¹362
¹ 4 of these were granted on appeal.