Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what is the current backlog of appeals awaiting adjudication by the Planning Inspectorate (a) in each region and (b) nationally.

1. Table 1: Open appeals by region, as at 31^st August 2022

   Region	Open Appeals as at 31st August 2021
   East Midlands	595
   East of England	1,991
   London	3,589
   North East	172
   North West	703
   South East	2,762
   South West	1,125
   West Midlands	768
   Yorkshire & Humberside	656
   No Region Recorded	67
   Total	12,428

2. The Planning Inspectorate has 13,973 open appeals as at 31 August 2022