FOI request (FOIR-552198797)

Planning appeal cost awards

Requested Thu 05 October 2023
Responded Thu 19 October 2023

Under the Freedom of Information Act (2000), I request the following information from your authority in 20 working days please:

1. Please can you provide the following information about each planning appeal cost award or partial cost award made against your council (including information for any now-defunct councils that have been merged into your council) by planning inspectors between 1st April 2018 and 31st March 2023:

a. Date of cost award decision

b. Date of appeal decision letter (if different to date of costs award decision)

c. Has the amount of the cost award been determined (yes/no)?

d. Amount of sum negotiated between the applicant and council for cost award (£)

e. Was the decision that was the subject of the appeal made against officer recommendation (£)?

f. PINS case reference number

2. Please could you also provide the following information about each planning appeal cost award or partial cost award made against an applicant in your council's favour by planning inspectors between 1st April 2018 and 31st March 2023 (please include information for any now-defunct councils that have been merged into your council):

a. Date of cost award decision

b. Date of appeal decision letter (if different to date of costs award decision)

c. Has the amount of the cost award been determined (yes/no)?

d. Amount of sum negotiated between the applicant and council for cost award (£)

e. Was the decision that was the subject of the appeal made against officer recommendation (yes/no)?

f. PINS case reference number