§ Mr. PicklesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many planning appeals were lodged with his Department against decisions of(a) Brentwood council and (b) planning authorities in Essex in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and how many such appeals were dismissed by his Department in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [149811]
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§ Ms Beverley HughesThe provision of information on planning appeals is the responsibility of the planning inspectorate. I have asked the Inspectorate's chief executive, Mr. Chris Shepley, to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from C. J. Shepley to Mr. Eric Pickles, dated 12 February 2001:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your Question about planning appeals in Brentwood and other local authorities in Essex.Statistics at this level are only available from 1994. The table attached gives the number of appeals received in each year from then and, of those, the number dismissed for Brentwood Council and other planning authorities in Essex.209W
Year/ Local Planning authority Appeals received Appeals determined Appeals dismissed Brentwood 1994 54 47 23 1995 40 38 23 1996 52 46 34 1997 69 63 44 1998 85 75 46 1999 77 72 40 2000 55 38 25 Basildon 1994 58 53 37 1995 54 48 31 1996 51 42 31 1997 40 33 24 1998 58 58 44 1999 46 41 28 2000 51 33 25 Braintree 1994 29 26 17 1995 35 22 20 1996 34 32 26 1997 35 30 21 1998 33 31 23 1999 30 30 25 2000 46 26 16 Castle Point 1994 45 41 24 1995 41 42 24 1996 49 43 20 1997 51 46 24 1998 51 49 22 1999 61 57 35 2000 35 22 12 Chelmsford 1994 68 60 43 1995 82 70 49 1996 103 90 58 1997 81 70 40 1998 95 86 53 1999 105 95 58 2000 107 68 43 Colchester 1994 59 42 36 1995 66 52 30 1996 67 52 35 1997 59 55 30 1998 69 56 30 1999 53 45 25 2000 51 26 14 210W
Year/ Local planning authority Appeals received Appeals determined Appeals dismissed Epping Forest 1994 107 90 58 1995 91 80 51 1996 89 68 44 1997 88 77 56 1998 88 78 52 1999 105 89 55 2000 110 76 54 Essex 1994 5 3 2 1995 5 3 2 1996 8 3 2 1997 2 0 0 1998 1 1 1 1999 0 0 0 2000 4 1 0 Harlow 1994 13 10 6 1995 5 5 3 1996 10 6 3 1997 4 3 2 1998 10 10 8 1999 5 5 3 2000 2 2 1 Maldon 1994 45 36 27 1995 43 37 23 1996 33 31 18 1997 37 31 12 1998 26 22 14 1999 51 40 27 2000 56 44 28 Rochford 1994 29 26 14 1995 34 28 16 1996 51 45 31 1997 39 31 16 1998 40 33 23 1999 28 21 13 2000 38 32 20 Southend 1994 0 — 0 1995 0 — 0 1996 2 2 0 1997 1 1 1 1998 29 27 16 1999 29 28 16 2000 41 26 16 Southend-on-Sea 1994 45 41 25 1995 29 25 16 1996 36 33 17 1997 36 30 18 1998 2 2 2 1999 0 0 0 2000 0 0 0 Tendring 1994 64 56 39 1995 45 39 26 1996 24 39 26 1997 55 47 35 1998 47 43 28 1999 46 43 29 2000 56 37 23
Year/ Local Planning authority Appeals received Appeals determined Appeals dismissed Thurrock 1994 24 22 16 1995 40 35 23 1996 38 26 19 1997 26 21 12 1998 37 27 15 1999 43 39 23 2000 43 32 19 Uttlesford 1994 39 35 31 1995 54 54 39 1996 43 40 30 1997 42 40 26 1998 58 54 30 1999 64 59 33 2000 54 36 29