§ Mrs. SpelmanTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister which planning decisions were overturned by his Department in(a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003; and which of these concerned development on brownfield sites. [178532]
§ Keith HillThe table details the number of recovered appeals allowed by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and its predecessor department in 2001, 2002 and 2003, and the number of these which concerned development on brownfield sites.
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Type of development Number of recovered appeals allowed Number on brownfield sites Appeals allowed in 2001 Retail 5 4 Residential 9 7 Vehicular Access 1 1 Offices 2 0 Minerals 2 0 Footbridge 1 1 Waste incinerator 1 1 Gypsy/showmen site 4 1 Listed Building 6 n/a Other 1 0 Totals 32 15 Appeals allowed in 2002 Retail 1 1 Residential 7 5 Hospital 1 0 Offices 1 0 Wind turbine 1 1 Rail freight terminal 1 1 Waste disposal 1 1 Gypsy/showmen site 2 0 Water booster station 1 0 Listed building 4 n/a Totals 20 9 Appeals allowed in 2003 Residential 12 4 Offices 1 0 Minerals 1 0 Footbridge 1 1 Gypsy/showmen site 18 0 Warehousing 1 0 Laboratory align="right"1 1 Menage 2 0 Aircraft hanger 1 0 Educational 2 0 Subway 1 1 Electricity substation 1 0 Agricultural development 1 0 Gas regulator 1 0 Listed building 14 n/a
Type of development Number of recovered appeals allowed Number on brownfield sites Other 2 2 Totals 60 9 Figures for 2001, 2002 and 2003 concerning transferred appeals allowed by Inspectors, on behalf of the Secretary of State, my right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister are tabled as follows. Information on which of these developments were on brownfield land is not held centrally, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Number of transferred appeals allowed As a percentage of total appeals 2001 4,535 36 2002 5,115 37 2003 6,015 33.5