HC Deb 05 February 1998 vol 305 cc725-6W
Mr. Stinchcombe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much land was removed from the Green Belt during the period May 1979 to May 1997. [26761]

Mr. Raynsford

This information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Stinchcombe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many applications for development of the Green Belt were granted on appeal for each year since May 1979. [26763]

Mr. Raynsford

The following information has been provided by the Planning Inspectorate. The number of appeals allowed since 1991, in which green belt policy was an issue in deciding the appeal, is set out in the table. The information requested is not available prior to April 1991.

Year Number of appeals allowed
1 April 1991–31 March 1992 627
1 April 1992–31 March 1993 518
1 April 1993–31 March 1994 458
1 April 1994–31 March 1995 378
1 April 1995–31 March 1996 337
1 April 1996–31 March 1997 361
1 April 1997–30 January 1998 327
Total 3,006