Planning appeal cost awards - Find a freedom of information request

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 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2023:


- Date of cost award decision

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

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

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

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

- 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 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2023 (please include information for any now-defunct councils that have been merged into your council):


- Date of cost award decision

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

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

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

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

- PINS case reference number

1. During this period we have had to pay costs in connection with one appeal which was as follows:

- Date of cost award decision - 25 January 2022.

- Date of appeal decision letter (if different to date of costs award decision) - As above.

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

- Amount of sum negotiated between the applicant and council for cost award (£) - £1,710 + VAT (£2,052)

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

- PINS case reference number - APP/Q2500/W/21/3276450

2. No appeal costs have been sought or awarded in the period sought.