Question follow-through · 118514

Planning: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what number and proportion of planning appeals were decided through the Rosewell Inquiry Process in 2025.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
6 Mar 2026
Target answer date
10 Mar 2026
Answer
17 Mar 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what number and proportion of planning appeals were decided through the Rosewell Inquiry Process in 2025.

  2. 10 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    In 2025, 167 planning appeals were decided through the Rosewell Inquiry Process. This represents 93% of the total planning appeals decided by inquiry.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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