| Table 2.26 Planning appeals, 1986-1996 |
| | | | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
| Total appeals received | 1,036 | 1,022 | 1,204 | 1,514 | 1,664 | 1,740 | 1,424 | 1,311 | 1,317 | 1,373 | 1,213 |
| Planning permission | | 723 | 724 | 764 | 959 | 1,137 | 1,130 | 1,022 | 917 | 868 | 827 | 781 |
| Enforcement notice | | 151 | 135 | 183 | 180 | 204 | 191 | 143 | 153 | 161 | 134 | 127 |
| Advertisement1 | | 142 | 148 | 168 | 252 | 307 | 399 | 177 | 142 | 170 | 301 | 212 |
| Others2 | | 19 | 15 | 89 | 123 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 99 | 118 | 111 | 93 |
| Appeals withdrawn | | 203 | 233 | 241 | 210 | 273 | 211 | 227 | 165 | 169 | 194 | 189 |
| Planning permission | | 107 | 120 | 147 | 125 | 173 | 119 | 125 | 86 | 90 | 110 | 110 |
| Enforcement notice | | 69 | 84 | 58 | 53 | 55 | 47 | 56 | 37 | 35 | 39 | 24 |
| Advertisement1 | | 22 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 38 | 40 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 37 |
| Others2 | | 5 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
| Appeals decided | | 751 | 825 | 968 | 1,042 | 1,427 | 1,365 | 1,211 | 1,060 | 918 | 1,394 | 1,288 |
| Planning permission | | 546 | 589 | 637 | 704 | 967 | 942 | 893 | 764 | 643 | 903 | 767 |
| Enforcement notice | | 90 | 83 | 121 | 108 | 147 | 112 | 107 | 94 | 104 | 148 | 131 |
| Advertisement1 | | 102 | 139 | 146 | 151 | 304 | 299 | 199 | 139 | 102 | 236 | 283 |
| Others2 | | 13 | 14 | 64 | 79 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 69 | 107 | 107 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Source: SOIRU |
| 1 The figures for advertisement appeals for 1984 onwards include appeals against discontinuance notices and enforcement notices served under the Control of Advertisement regulations. |
| 2 The "others" category covers appeals against Section 63 (waste Land) notices, certificates of alternative development, tree enforcement notice appeals, established use certificates, and determinations as to whether planning permission is required. From 1987 this category also includes appeals arising from applications for listed building consent, and against listed building enforcement notices. |
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