§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list by local authority the number of planning applications that have been referred to his Department in each of the last 12 months. [82710]
§ Mr. Raynsford[holding answer 30 April 1999]: The numbers of planning applications referred to the Department under directions applying to departure applications, shopping development and playing fields, from April 1998 to March 1999, are shown in the table. Information relating to individual local planning authorities could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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Departures directions Shopping directions Playing fields directions1 1998 April 78 15 — May 76 12 — June 112 12 — July 102 14 — August 90 19 — September 104 9 — October 97 15 — November 100 26 — December 87 10 0
Departures direction Shopping direction Playing fields direction1 1999 January 79 10 1 February 101 17 0 March 120 11 0 Total 1,146 170 1 1 came into effect on 23 December 1998