§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many planning appeals were brought in each of the years 1986 to 1989 in relation to each local planning authority in Wales; how many were allowed; and what was the overall cost to his Department of the planning appeal system in each of those years.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe numbers of planning appeals brought and allowed are given in the table.
For the financial year 1989–90 the cost of the appeal system was £1,006,200. I regret that figures for earlier years are not available.
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District 1986 1987 1988 1989 A B A B A B A B Mid Glamorgan Cynon Valley 17 3 14 3 18 3 27 7 Merthyr Tydfil 15 5 12 4 19 4 9 4 Ogwr 46 5 41 6 62 8 58 14 Rhondda 19 7 10 0 14 5 29 7 Rhymney Valley 15 1 16 4 16 7 24 5 Taff Ely 43 13 38 6 38 10 56 10 Total 155 34 131 23 167 37 203 47 Powys Brecknock 33 9 26 6 28 6 44 7 Montgomery 5 3 7 2 22 5 30 5 Radnor 11 4 5 1 13 4 12 0 Total 49 16 38 9 63 15 86 12 South Glamorgan Cardiff 54 20 67 21 73 21 103 36 Vale of Glamorgan 73 22 74 21 55 21 101 32 Total 127 42 141 42 128 42 204 68 West Glamorgan Port Talbot (formerly Afan) 4 1 9 1 4 1 4 1 Lliw Valley 20 10 32 6 26 5 31 4 Neath 10 2 11 5 10 3 22 5 Swansea 70 23 58 10 69 22 78 30 Total 104 36 110 22 109 31 135 40 Columns headed 'A' relate to appeals made. Columns headed 'B' relate to appeals allowed.