§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many planning appeals his Department has decided on mobile phone masts and base stations; and what the outcome of the appeals were in each of the last three years. [79043]
§ Mr. McNultyThe following information relates to appeal decisions about telecommunications development generally, as information is not held about appeal decisions for mobile phone masts and base stations specifically. However, I would estimate that a large proportion of the appeals were for mobile phone masts and base stations.
Year Appeals Recorded Appeals Allowed Appeals Dismissed Appeals Withdrawn 2000 379 201 119 59 2001 702 403 203 96 2002(Jan-Oct) 446 283 137 26 Note:
All figures relate to the year in which the appeal was received, not necessarily the year it was decided