To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) pursuant to his answer of 8 June, Official Report, column 197–98, concerning planning appeals, if he will name each project listed.(2) pursuant to his answer of 8 June,
Official Report, column 197–98, concerning planning appeals, if he will list the parliamentary constituencies in which the projects were located;
Proposed development
| Planning permission given (Y)es (N)o
| Parliamentary constituency
|
1986–87
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| Microwave radio station—Chichester | Y | Chichester |
| Residential development—Hayle | Y | St. Ives |
| Residential development—Bramcote | N | Broxtowe |
| Residential development—Alcester | N | Stratford upon Avon |
| Residential development—Maidstone | Y | Maidstone |
| Residential development—Pinner | N | Harrow West |
| Commercial development—St. Albans | N | St. Albuns |
| Residential development—Bromley | Y | Lewisham West |
| Change of Use of land to playing fields—Stafford | Y | Stafford |
| Residential development—Welwyn Garden City | N | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Sheltered dwellings—Horsham | N | Horsham |
| Residential development—Backwell, Avon | N | woodspring |
| Office development—Bromley | Y | Ravenborough |
| Retail warehouse, garden centre—Peterborough | Y | Peterborough |
| Residential development—Colchester | N | South Colchester and Maldon |
| Residential development—Calderdale | Y | Calder Valley |
| Residential development—Calderdale | Y | Calder Valley |
| Residential caravan site for gypsy families—Berkshire | N | Reading East |
| Retail development—Benson, Oxon | N | Henley |
| Residential development—Weybridge | N | Chertsey and Walton |
| Retail stores—Cobham | Y | Esher |
| Industrial development—Rayleigh | Y | Castle Point |
| Showroom and office development—Westminster | Y | Islington North |
| Hypermarket—Nottingham | Y | Nottingham East |
| Commercial development—Cambridge | N | Cambridge |
| Commercial development—Cambridge | N | Cambridge |
1987–88
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| Residential development—Totton, Hants | N | Romsey and Waterside |
| Residential development—Monks Park, Avon | N | Bristol, North West |
| Retirement homes, warden accommodation—Horsmonden, Kent | N | Tunbridge Wells |
| Restaurent and petrol station—Brentwood | N | Brentwood and Ongar |
| Restaurant and petrol station—Brentwood | N | Brentwood and Ongar |
| Residential development—Fareham | N | Fareham |
| Retail superstore—Luton | N | North Luton |
| Retail industrial and warehousing—Doncaster | Y | Doncaster, Central |
| Residential development—Hexham | Y | Hexham |
| Residential development—Exminster | Y | Tiverton |
| Offices development—Lambeth | Y | Vauxhall |
| Offices development—Lambeth | Y | Vauxhall |
| Mineral extraction—County Durham | Y | North Durham |
| Supermarket and filling station—Newcastle upon Tyne | N | Newcastle upon Tyne, North |
| Retail food store—Newcastle upon Tyne | N | Newcastle upon Tyne, North |
| Retail superstore—Gosforth | N | Newcastle upon Tyne, North |
| Retail superstore—Milton Keynes | N | Milton Keynes, South West |
| Residential dwellings—Alvanley, Cheshire | Y | Eddisbury |
1988–89
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| Development of a business park—Crawley | N | Crawley |
| Business, retail park and residential development—Crawley | N | Crawley |
| Residential development—Hanham | N | Wansdyke |
| Residential development—Edenbridge, Kent | N | Sevenoaks |
(3) pursuant to his answer of 8 June, Official Report, column 197–98, concerning planning appeals, how many and which of the projects went ahead; and in which parliamentary constituency each was situated.
The following information is given for the 113 planning appeals decided by the Secretary of State between 1 April 1986 and 31 December 1992 following a local inquiry and contrary to the recommendations of the planning inspector. It is not possible to say whether the projects listed went ahead but the nature of the decision made is indicated. Aggregate data on the outcome of earlier planning appeals has been included in successive reports of the chief planning inspector (copies of which are placed in the House Library) but details of those individual projects could be provided now only at disproportionate cost.
Proposed development
| Planning permission given(Y)es/(N)o
| Parliamentary constituency
|
| Residential development, nursing homes and residential care homes—Formby, Lancashire | N | Crosby |
| Residential development—Alton | N | Winchester |
| Residential development—Weybridge | Y | Chartey and Walton |
| Residential development—Weybridge | Y | Chartey and Walton |
| Residential development—Weybridge | Y | Chartey and Walton |
| Re-alignment of link road and residential development —Hart, Hampshire | N | Aldershot |
| Residential development—Kempston, Bedfordshire | N | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Residential and retail development—Bramley, Hampshire | N | Basingstoke |
| Residential development—Bramley, Hampshire | N | Basingstoke |
| Service buildings and offices—Waterloo, SE1. | Y | Vauxhall |
| Residential development—Cleveleys | Y | Wyre |
| Residential development—Cleveleys | Y | Wyre |
| Residential development—Long Ashton, Avon | N | Woodspring |
| Retail warehouse and garden centre—Coventry | Y | Coventry, North East |
| Residential development—North Morley, Yorkshire | Y | Morley and Leeds, South |
| 1989–90 | ||
| Trunk-Road Service Area—Swanley, Kent | N | Sevenoaks |
| Industrial development—Guildford | N | Guildford |
| Industrial development—Guildford | N | Guildford |
| Industrial development—Guildford | N | Guildford |
| Residential, leisure and industrial development— Stratford upon Avon | Y | Stratford upon Avon |
| Residential development—Codnor, Derbyshire | N | Amber Valley |
| Residential development—Rochester, Kent | Y | Tonbridge and Mailing |
| Minerals extraction—Thatcham, Berkshire | Y | Newbury |
| Residential development—Dawlish | Y | Tiverton |
| Leisure development—Stevenage, Hertfordshire | Y | Stevenage |
| Leisure development—Stevenage, Hertfordshire | Y | Stevenage |
| Leisure development—Stevenage, Hertfordshire | Y | Stevenage |
| Leisure development—Stevenage, Hertfordshire | Y | Stevenage |
| Office development—Islington, EC1 | N | Hackney South and Shoreditch |
| Offices development—Windsor | N | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Offices development—Windsor | N | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Retail development—Test Valley, Hampshire | N | Romsey and Waterside |
| Hotel development—Hendlip, Worcestershire | Y | Mid Worcestershire |
| Residential development—East Sussex | N | Hastings and Rye |
| Residential development—East Sussex | N | Hastings and Rye |
| Retail development—Staines | N | Spelthorne |
| 1990–91 | ||
| Housing, leisure, warehouse development—Ashford, Kent | N | Ashford |
| Mobile homes and caravans—Milton, Cambridgeshire | N | South East Cambridgeshire |
| Petrol station and restaurant—Northamptonshire | N | Northampon South |
| Retail development—Northamptonshire | N | Northampton South |
| Retail development—Thame, Oxfordshire | Y | Henley |
| Residential and industrial developments—Westbere, Kent | N | Canterbury |
| Retail and residential development—Amberside, Cumbria | N | Westmorland and Lonsdale |
| Business park—Oxfordshire | N | Henley |
| Retail development—Bromley | N | Ravensborough |
| Retail development—Feltham, L.B. Hounslow | N | Feltham and Heston |
| Leisure development—Near Swindon, Wiltshire | N | Swindon |
| Residential development—Downton, Wiltshire | N | Salisbury |
| Hotel development—Ardeley, Oxfordshire | N | Banbury |
| Hotel development—Ardeley, Oxfordshire | N | Banbury |
| Hotel development—Ardeley, Oxfordshire | N | Banbury |
| Residential development—Cookham, Berkshire | N | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Residential development—Peacehaven, East Sussex | N | Lewes |
1991–92
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| Residential and Office development—Datchet, Berkshire | N | East Berkshire |
| Residential development—Bognor Regis. | N | Chichester |
| Industrial development—Vale Royal, Cheshire. | Y | Tatton |
| Industrial development—South Bedfordshire. | N | South West Bedfordshire |
| Retail development—Greenwich | N | Greenwich |
| Residential and industrial development—Kent. | N | Canterbury |
| Hotel development—Wilmslow, Cheshire. | N | Tatton |
1992–93
|
Proposed development
| Planning permission given (Y)es/(N)o
| Parliamentary constituency
|
| Industrial development—Reading. | N | Reading East |
| Industrial development—Fareham. | N | Fareham |
| Retention of caravan—South Norfolk. | N | South Norfolk |
| Industrial development—Cinderford, Gloucester. | Y | West Gloucestershire |
| Leisure development—Bromley. | N | Ravensbourne |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 8 June, Official Report, column 197–98, concerning planning appeals, what proportion of the total number of public inquiries the figures represent.
The following is the information:
| A | B | C | D | |
| Year | Total number of appeal decisions following an inquiry | Of which decisions by Secretary of State following inquiry | Of which decisions by Secretary of State contrary to the Inspector's recommendation | Proportion of column C to column B per cent. |
| 1979 | 2,599 | 861 | 17 | 2·0 |
| 1980 | 2,786 | 845 | 15 | 1·8 |
| 1981 | 2,913 | 919 | 34 | 3·7 |
| 1982 | 2,723 | 596 | 20 | 3·4 |
| 1983 | 2,257 | 370 | 13 | 3·5 |
| 1984 | 1,551 | 253 | 16 | 6·3 |
| 1985–861 | 2,114 | 362 | 25 | 6·5 |
| 1986–872 | 2,098 | 451 | 26 | 5·8 |
| 1987–88 | 1,960 | 356 | 18 | 5·1 |
| 1988–89 | 2,204 | 267 | 19 | 7·1 |
| 1989–90 | 2,347 | 299 | 21 | 7·0 |
| 1990–91 | 1,960 | 172 | 17 | 9·9 |
| 1991–92 | 1,808 | 99 | 7 | 7·1 |
| 1992–933 | 1,505 | 166 | 5 | 3·0 |
| 1From 1 January 1985 to 31 March 1986 | ||||
| 21986–87 and subsequent years are 1 April to 31 March | ||||
| 3Data available to 31 December 1992 | ||||