Research Finds 6,000 Homes Allowed After Planning Appeals

Planning permissions for more than 6,000 homes have been granted after inspectors upheld appeals where councillors had rejected applications against officers’ advice. Research by planning consultancy Lichfields found challenges to claims that an area had the required five-year supply of land for housebuilding were the most common grounds raised. Lichfields looked at 78 appeals in Great Britain in 2017 where applications for developments of at least 50 homes – and totalling 10,000 homes in all – were rejected contrary to officers’ recommendations. It said 65% of appeals were allowed, equivalent to some 6,000 homes. By contrast, only 40% of appeals were allowed where officers had recommended refusal. Read more on Inside Housing.

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