Planning appeals questions: EIR release
- Published
- 21 January 2021
- FOI reference
- FOI/202000114441
- Date received
- 20 November 2020
- Date responded
- 1 December 2020
Information request and response under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004
Information requested
“Broken down by each of the last five years:
1. The number of planning appeals that have been overturned (decision reversed from initial decision made by council) by Scottish Ministers and/or Scottish Government appointed reporters.
2. The total number of planning appeals made to Scottish Ministers in each of the last five years. “
Response
a. Number of planning authority planning permission decisions overturned on appeal in the period 20 November to 19 November over the last five years:
| Period |
Count |
| 2015-16 |
106 |
| 2016-17 |
71 |
| 2017-18 |
69 |
| 2018-19 |
64 |
| 2019-20 |
57 |
b. Number of valid planning permission appeals received in the period 20 November to 19 November over the last five years:
| Period |
Count |
| 2015-16 |
219 |
| 2016-17 |
173 |
| 2017-18 |
180 |
| 2018-19 |
164 |
| 2019-20 |
158 |
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Contact
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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
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