FOI request (FOIR-108570097)

I am writing to request information relating to planning applications that your local authority has received.

Please provide the following information:

1. The sum of costs awarded by your authority to appellants that have made successful applications for appeal in planning cases in the years: a) 2015 b) 2016 c) 2017 and d) 2018, excluding residential property planning appeals.

Please provide the itemisation of the above sums by planning case including planning application number, application date and costs.

2. The sum of money (referring to spend on officer time, on barristers and other legal professionals, on other experts, on venues and as a contribution to overheads plus any other associated costs) spent by your authority preparing for and during planning appeal inquiries in the years a) 2015 b) 2016 c) 2017 and d) 2018, excluding residential property planning appeals.

Please provide the itemisation of the above sums by planning case including planning application number, application date and costs.