To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many high hedges appeals have been made under section 71 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003; and how many have been upheld in favour of the appellant. (114558)

At 8 January 2007, a total of 421 high hedges appeals had been made since part 8 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 came into operation in England on 1 June 2005. 34 were either withdrawn or rejected as invalid. Information on the remaining 387 appeals is set out in the following table.