Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many planning appeals have been heard in each of the last five years by his Department; and how many have succeeded. [14870]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe provision of information on planning appeals is the responsibility of the Planning Inspectorate. I have asked its chief executive, Mr. Chris Shepley, to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from C. Shepley to Mr. Alan Williams, dated 21 March 1995:
Parliamentary Question Number 1730/94/95The Secretary of State for the Environment has asked me to reply to your question about the number of planning appeals that have been dealt with in England in each of the last five years; and how many have succeeded.The information requested is set out in the table below:
Planning appeals: England Year Number decided Number allowed 1989/90 26,481 8,852 1990/91 26,393 8,871 1991/92 22,553 7,590 1992/93 17,832 5,979 1993/94 14,113 4,975 1994/951 8,733 2,962 1 From 1 April 1994 to 31 December 1994.