Planning and Environmental Appeals: annual review 2020 to 2021

Planning and Environmental Appeals Division's annual review of its performance for 2020 to 2021.


Table 3: Breakdown of Cases Received by Their Characteristics

Breakdown of Cases Received by Their Characteristics

Characteristics 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021
Advertisement 54 61 78 57 33
Agricultural 12 12 8 7 9
Animal (cattery, kennel, stable etc.) 2 6 7 5 3
Building Alterations (householder) 12 59 94 86 72
Building Alterations (non-householder) 68 49 28 20 12
Business 30 15 37 28 22
Car park 18 11 24 23 12
Caravan and Campsites 6 10 13 9 4
Cemetery/Religious Building 0 1 2 2 1
Chimney/Flue 3 4 4 4 1
Community Asset Transfer 0 0 2 4 2
Compulsory Purchase Order 2 3 6 7 4
Demolition 20 21 14 15 12
Designation of Building/Monument 1 5 2 3 2
Development Plan (Local) 5 4 6 6 4
Development Plan (Strategic) 2 1 0 1 0
Dock/Harbour 0 0 0 1 1
Environmental Appeal 5 7 5 3 4
Fencing/Wall 23 21 29 30 21
Fish Farm 4 1 1 6 1
Flood Prevention Scheme 1 2 1 0 0
Hazardous Substance 0 1 0 1 0
Hedge 31 22 32 17 8
Holiday/Leisure 5 6 18 19 10
Hospital/Medical Centre 0 0 0 0 2
Hot Food Takeaway 3 10 9 8 5
Hotel/Visitor Accommodation 8 5 25 46 20
House in Multiple Occupation 7 4 1 8 1
Housing (10 or more houses) 51 44 59 55 50
Housing (more than one house) 26 28 21 22 22
Housing (single dwelling) 50 54 58 46 47
Hydro/Solar Power 3 0 0 2 1
Industrial 3 3 1 3 1
Landscaping 37 22 37 38 15
Leisure Facility/Ground 2 2 9 4 7
Meteorological/Anemometrical Mast 2 3 1 0 0
Mineral Extraction 4 5 3 0 3
Nursing/Care/Retirement Home 1 2 4 2 3
Other 15 29 23 5 4
Path 7 5 6 9 5
Petrol Station 2 0 3 4 0
Power Station/Energy from Waste 2 1 5 3 0
Recycling 3 0 1 1 0
Restaurant/Cafe/Licensed Premises 13 5 16 7 13
Retail (food) 13 3 5 10 13
Retail (non-food) 15 4 5 14 9
Road/Bridge 17 11 43 23 14
School/Educational 8 2 2 6 4
Shed/Garage 15 20 26 20 24
Storage (non-warehousing) 14 13 8 19 12
Substation/Transmission Line/Pipeline 1 1 1 2 0
Telecommunication 4 7 26 1 15
Traffic Regulation Order 1 1 5 1 1
Transport 1 1 3 2 0
Travelling Persons Site 3 2 0 1 1
Tree 7 8 16 10 4
Warehouse/Distribution 1 2 0 0 0
Waste Disposal 0 1 6 4 0
Water/Sewage 3 3 6 0 1
Wayleave 20 35 43 51 8
Wind Farm (offshore) 0 1 0 0 0
Wind Farm (two or more turbines) 26 21 17 12 23
Wind turbine (single) 4 5 2 1 3
Windows - Timber 8 7 4 6 1
Windows - UPVC 27 25 26 21 6

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