Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 15 March 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many refusals of planning permission for mobile telephone masts by local authorities have been overturned by the Planning Inspectorate in each of the last 10 years.
The Planning Inspectorate's database classifies appeals relating to mobile telephone masts together with appeals relating to other telecommunications developments. The following table therefore shows data on refusals of planning permission by local authorities for development relating to telecommunications including radio/TV mast, aerial, dish or antenna, that were subsequently allowed on appeal, since 2001, where data is available.
Number of appeals allowed | |
2001 | 256 |
2002 | 489 |
2003 | 391 |
2004 | 242 |
2005 | 423 |
2006 | 485 |
2007 | 388 |
2008 | 79 |
2009 | 91 |
Yes1 person thinks so
No2 people think not
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Cllr Allan Siao Ming WithericK
Posted on 16 Mar 2010 10:49 am (Report this annotation)
Obfuscation on both parts!
Of course the question is what PROPORTION of Appeals have been allowed.
As I represent the area where the local planning committee (cross party) refused it and the inspector allowed it.
Sadly the Tories who run the council that owns the land didn't say no!