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Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Answer

Mr. Bennett: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many applications for planning permission for living accommodation for travelling showpeople were received by local authorities in each year since 1985; and how many of the above applications were (a) granted by local planning authorities, (b) turned down by local planning authorities, (c) granted on appeal, (d) turned down on appeal and (e) called in by the Secretary of State, broken down into figures relating to the regions corresponding to each regional planning conference. [113266] Mr. Raynsford: The Department does not hold statistics of planning applications or local planning authority decisions on the basis requested. The regional breakdown of planning appeals (under section 78 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) relating to living accommodation for travelling showpeople between 1990 and 1999 is set out in the table. In the 10 years for which records are available, our records show a total of 62 appeals. Of these, 28 were allowed and 34 were dismissed. There are no records available for 1985 to 1990. No applications relating to living accommodation for travelling showpeople were called-in by the Secretary of State during the period for which records are available. Regional breakdown of S.78 planning appeals relating to living accommodation for travelling showpeople (1990-99) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year/Region Decision allowed Dismissed Total 1990 East 1 -- 1 South East 2 1 3 West Midlands 1 1 2 Yorkshire and The Humber -- 1 1 Total 7 1991 West Midlands -- 1 1 Yorkshire and The Humber 1 -- 1 Total 2 1992 East 1 -- 1 South East 2 3 5 South East -- 1 1 West Midlands -- 2 2 Yorkshire and The Humber 1 -- 1 Total 10 1993 East Midlands -- 1 1 North West -- 1 1 South East 1 4 5 South West -- 1 1 West Midlands 1 1 2 Total 10 1994 North West -- 1 1 South East 1 5 6 Total 7 1995 East 1 -- 1 North West -- 1 1 South East 2 2 4 South West -- 1 1 Yorkshire and The Humber 1 -- 1 Total 8 1996 North West 1 -- 1 South East 1 1 2 West Midlands 1 -- 1 Total 4 1997 South East 2 1 3 South West -- 1 1 Total 4 1998 North West 1 1 2 South East 2 1 3 South West -- 1 1 West Midlands 1 -- 1 Yorkshire and The Humber 1 -- 1 Total 8 1999 South East 2 -- 2 Total 2 Grand Total 28 34 62 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

345 c668-9W; 113266

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Caravan sites Land use Fairgrounds Entertainers Planning permission

Contains statistics

Yes