Statistical Report 1999-2000
Planning Appeals: Wales
Table 10 gives details of planning appeals received, withdrawn, decided and allowed during the year in Wales together with the number of cases in hand. The number of appeals received in 1999-2000 was down by 6.8% on the previous year, and the decisions issued fell by 4.9 %.
Table 10: Summary
|
Year |
Received |
Withdrawn |
Decided |
Allowed (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1997-98 |
714 |
116 |
581 |
205 (35) |
|
1998-99 |
784 |
111 |
660 |
227 (34) |
|
1999-2000 |
734 |
135 |
629 |
230 (36) |
During the year 99% of appeals decisions were made by Inspectors with the remainder decided by the Secretary of State/National Assembly for Wales. Table 11 shows appeals decided by Inspectors and the Secretary of State and the numbers allowed.
Table 11: Outcome by Secretary of State/National Assembly or Inspectors
|
Year |
Secretary of State/ |
Inspector cases |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Decided |
Allowed (%) |
Decided |
Allowed (%) |
|
|
1997-98 |
4 |
2 (50) |
577 |
203 (35) |
|
1998-99 |
7 |
4 (57) |
653 |
223 (34) |
|
1999-2000 |
5 |
1 (20) |
624 |
229 (36) |
The percentage of appeals decided by the three procedure types is shown in Chart 4. Written representation and inquiry appeals are split between those determined by Inspectors and the Secretary of State/National Assembly. All hearing appeals were decided by Inspectors.
Chart 4: Percentage decided by procedure type and by Secretary of State or Inspector
Tables 12, 13 and 14 show the number of appeals decided by written representations, inquiries and hearings respectively. Tables 12 and 13 give a further breakdown between those determined by the Secretary of State and Inspectors. Numbers allowed are also shown.
Table 12: Outcome by procedure - written representations
|
Year |
Secretary of State |
Inspector |
Overall |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Decided |
Allowed (%) |
Decided |
Allowed (%) |
Decided |
Allowed (%) |
|
|
1997-98 |
3 |
2 (67) |
439 |
143 (33) |
441 |
145 (33) |
|
1998-99 |
2 |
0 (0) |
474 |
137 (29) |
476 |
137 (29) |
|
1999-2000 |
2 |
1 (50) |
458 |
155 (34) |
460 |
156 (34) |
Table 13: Outcome by procedure - inquiries
|
Year |
Secretary of State |
Inspector |
Overall |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Decided |
Allowed (%) |
Decided |
Allowed (%) |
Decided |
Allowed (%) |
|
|
1997-98 |
1 |
0 (0) |
31 |
14 (45) |
32 |
14 (49) |
|
1998-99 |
5 |
4 (80) |
52 |
32 (62) |
57 |
36 (63) |
|
1999-2000 |
3 |
0 (0) |
47 |
22 (47) |
50 |
22 (44) |
Table 14: Outcome by procedure - hearings
|
Year |
Decided |
Allowed (%) |
|---|---|---|
|
1997-98 |
108 |
46 (43) |
|
1998-99 |
127 |
55 (43) |
|
1999-2000 |
119 |
52 (44) |
The Inspectorate's performance against appeals targets is measured as the time taken to determine 80% of appeals in weeks. The targets for planning appeal work in Wales were to determine 80% of written representation cases within 17 weeks, hearings cases within 22 weeks and inquiry cases within 30 weeks. Chart 5 shows the 80% handling times by procedure type for Inspector cases over the last 5 years. On the same basis, performance on cases determined by the Secretary of State in 1999-2000 was 34 weeks for written representations and 60 weeks for inquiries.
Chart 5: 80% handling times - Inspector cases
