Written question asked by Lord Tyrie (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 May 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 May 2006. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Monday, 15 May 2006 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Planning

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will list the appeals which she has received against local authority refusals of planning applications by (a) J Sainsbury plc, (b) Tesco plc, (c) ASDA Stores Ltd, (d) WM Morrisons Supermarket plc and (e) Safeway plc since June 1997, stating in each case (i) whether the application was allowed on appeal, (ii) whether the decision followed the recommendation of the inquiry inspector, (iii) whether the proposed development was in a residential area, (iv) whether the application included planning permission for new homes and (v) whether lorry deliveries were expressly permitted between 10 pm and 7 am.

Answer: I have placed in the Library of the House a table which lists appeals received against local authority refusals of planning applications by (a) J Sainsbury plc, (b) Tesco plc, (c) ASDA Stores Ltd, (e) Safeway plc. There is no record of appeals by (d) WM Morrisons Supermarket plc. Data is only available from 2000.The table also shows (i) whether the appeal was allowed or dismissed and (ii) where the appeal was determined by the Secretary of State and whether the decision followed the recommendation of the inspector.The data requested for:"(iii) whether the proposed development was in a residential area,""(iv) whether the application included planning permission for new homes; and""(v) whether lorry deliveries were expressly permitted between10 pm and 7 am;"is either not available or can be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.However, the table does include a development description of each appeal and where this appears relevant to request item (iv) has been highlighted. It should be noted that two of these descriptions are incomplete.The table also indicates the local authority and the appeal decision dates.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 70260; 446 c814W
Session: 2005-06
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP 06/945
Tuesday, 16 May 2006
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Planning permission Supermarkets
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk