National Parks (Hansard, 21 June 1990)

§ Mr. Ron Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the number of planning appeal decisions(a) allowed, (b) dismissed, (c) withdrawn and (d) undetermined in each of the English national parks in each of the last two years for which figures are available; and if he will express the numbers allowed and dismissed as a percentage of those determined.

§ Mr. Moynihan
The information requested is as follows:
two years for which figures are available; how many were determined; and how many of those determined, in numbers and as proportions, were successful.

§ Mr. Moynihan
The readily available information is given in the table:
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National Park¹ 1987–88 1988–89

Total Decisions Granted Percentage² Total Decisions Granted Percentage²

Yorkshire Dales 498 365 75 585 419 73

Dartmoor 621 490 80 917 683 76

Exmoor 360 306 85 410 348 85

¹ Figures for the Northumberland National Park are unavailable.

² Based on total excluding 'other' decisions for which a granted or refused decision is not given.

³ Figures for 1987–88 are for three quarters only and 1988–89 for two quarters.

National Park¹	1987–88	1988–89
	Total Decisions	Granted	Percentage²	Total Decisions	Granted	Percentage²
Yorkshire Dales	498	365	75	585	419	73
Dartmoor	621	490	80	917	683	76
Exmoor	360	306	85	410	348	85
¹ Figures for the Northumberland National Park are unavailable.
² Based on total excluding 'other' decisions for which a granted or refused decision is not given.
³ Figures for 1987–88 are for three quarters only and 1988–89 for two quarters.