Planning Inspectorate: Appeals

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities written question – answered at on 24 October 2022.

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Photo of Geoffrey Cox Geoffrey Cox Conservative, Torridge and West Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what is the current backlog of appeals awaiting adjudication by the Planning Inspectorate (a) in each region and (b) nationally.

Photo of Lee Rowley Lee Rowley Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

  1. Table 1: Open appeals by region, as at 31st August 2022

    Region

    Open Appeals as at 31st August 2021

    East Midlands

    595

    East of England

    1,991

    London

    3,589

    North East

    172

    North West

    703

    South East

    2,762

    South West

    1,125

    West Midlands

    768

    Yorkshire & Humberside

    656

    No Region Recorded

    67

    Total

    12,428

  2. The Planning Inspectorate has 13,973 open appeals as at 31 August 2022

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