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Response 3751831

Response to request for information

Reference

3751831

Response date

4 June 2025

Request

Please provide the total for 2022/23; 2023/24 and 2024/25 for all questions.

  1. The total number of residential planning appeals submitted per year.
  2. The number of appeals:
    • Allowed
    • Dismissed
    • Withdrawn
  1. The average and median time (in calendar days) from submission of the appeal to final decision.
  2. The total number of residential units approved via appeal each year.
  3. The total number of residential units refused (i.e., appeals dismissed) via appeal each year.
  4. The total cost to the council of external services used for managing and responding to residential planning appeals per year (e.g., legal costs and external consultants where applicable).
  5. The total amount in costs awarded against the council by the Planning Inspectorate for residential planning appeals.

Response

In relation to questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are available to view by searching on our Planning Online website using the advanced search feature () and filtering by the dates in your request and searching for appeals. You will be able to locate the proposals, numbers of residential units approved / refused and the dates of when the appeal was submitted and determined.

For the purposes of question 6 we have only included spending as published on the expenditure over £500 reports which is available on our website.

 

In relation to question 7, the following appeals have had an appeal costs award against the Council from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2024. Please look on the aforementioned Planning Online to review the dates of each appeal decision and whether this falls within your dates outlined. The amount of the sum of costs award, where agreed, has been provided against each appeal.

  • PINS Ref. APP/P3040/W/18/3197466 - LPA Ref. 18/00030/FUL - £1,012.50
  • PINS Ref. APP/P3040/W/19/3238073 - LPA Ref. 18/02920/HYBRID - £28,032.52
  • PINS Ref. APP/P3040/W/23/3319093 - LPA Ref. 21/03205/REM - £48,503.18
  • PINS Ref. APP/P3040/W/23/3333863 - LPA Ref. 22/002311/FUL - £10,000.00

 

 

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