§ Mr. HicksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many planning appeals were successful in the last year for which figures are available; what percentage this represents of the total number of appeals and what were the corresponding figures 10 years ago.
§ Mr. BaldryThe provision of information on planning appeals is the responsibility of the planning inspectorate. I have asked the inspectorate's chief executive, Mr. Stephen Crow, to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from H. S. Crow to Mr. Robert Hicks, dated 19 January 1994:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question about the outcome of planning appeals.
The information is set out below. The latest figures available are for the financial year ended 31 March 1993. Ten years ago this information was only kept by calendar year, I have therefore provided figures covering both 1982 and 1983.
Planning appeals allowed Percentage of total planning appeal decisions Per cent. 1992–93 5,979 33.5 1982 4,003 31.0 1983 3,633 32.4