asked the Minister for Local Government if, in respect of planning appeals in the periods 1st April to 31st March in 1972-73 and 1973-74, he will state (1) the number received (2) the number decided (3) the number granted with or without conditions and the percentage and (4) the number refused and the percentage.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers (Resumed). - Planning Appeals.
31.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement——
That is surprising. There are only four requests. Are there more than four figures involved?
Ten figures. The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to have circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement :
Planning Appeals
|
Financial Year |
Number of Appeals Received |
Number of Appeals formally decided |
Number of decisions to grant permission with or without conditions |
Number of decisions to refuse permission |
Number refused as % of number decided |
|
1972-73 |
3,228 |
2,088 |
1,054 |
1,034 |
49.5% |
|
1973-74 |
4,050 |
2,797 |
1,665 |
1,132 |
40% |
NOTE: In 1972-73, 849 appeals were withdrawn or were found to be late or invalid. The corresponding figure for 1973-74 was 1,086.