Agenda item

The Head of Planning and Building Control submitted an update regarding cumulative appeal totals for 2022/23.

The report indicated that 4 appeals had been received in February 2022.  No appeals had been withdrawn and 6 had been determined.  Of the 6 appeals determined in February 2022, 4 had been dismissed and 2 had been allowed.

In March, 4 appeals had been received, no appeals had been withdrawn and four appeals had been determined.  Of those, three had been dismissed and one allowed.

The report also gave details of the cumulative appeal totals for the whole of 2021/22 which indicated that 41 appeals had been determined since April, 2021.  Of those, 34 appeals (83%) had been dismissed and 7 appeals (17%) had been allowed.  It was felt that this demonstrated that the Planning Authority was determining applications in an appropriate manner.

RESOLVED that the update be noted.