§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many planning applications were considered by planning authorities in the north-west region during 2000–01 in respect of land designated by the appropriate unitary development plan as green belt which were(a) approved and (b) refused by the local authority but subsequently approved at appeal. [20738]
§ Ms KeebleThe DTLR does not hold information on the number of planning applications in the green belt.
The number of planning applications in the green belt, which were refused by local planning authorities and subsequently approved on appeal in the north-west in the financial year 2000–01, was 41.