§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many appeals against refused planning applications he has received in 2001 in respect of sites in the Buckingham constituency. [16900]
§ Ms KeebleThe 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. John Bercow, dated 28 November 2001:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your Question about the number of planning appeals received from within your constituency this year.I regret I cannot be specific as our records are based on Local Authority areas. Within the Aylesbury Vale District Council area, 68 appeals against refused planning applications have been received since 1 January 2001. Of these, 2 have a Buckingham postal address.