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asked the Minister of Local Government and Planning how many of the 2,000 appeals which have been made to him since the Advertisement Regulations came into force on 1st August, 1948, have been made in favour of local planning authorities and of advertisers, respectively; whether he will subdivide such statistics for the years 1948, 1949 and 1950; and what procedure is adopted to ensure that the case of both sides is fully represented to him in connection with such appeals and that the essential requirements of industrial advertisements are fairly balanced against consideration of amenity and safety.
2,116 appeals were dealt with by the end of 1950. 662 of these were allowed and 1,126 dismissed. For 1948 the figures were two and three respectively; for 1949, 389 and 257; for 1950, 271 and 866. Both parties to an appeal have every opportunity to state their case either in writing or, if necessary, at a hearing; and a decision is reached in each case only after careful weighing of everything that has been said.