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Planning Inspectors past performance on Planning Appeal Decisions

The table below shows the Planning Inspectorate's annual statistics for each individual Planning Inspector with the % appeals allowed by each Inspector over the 12 months ending 31st March 2025. This is only a reliable indicator where there are a significant number decided. If the number of appeals is less than 10 in any one category, the results reflect the nature of the appeals more than the individual inspector (details at the foot of the page).

Does it matter which Inspector decides your appeal?

Of course every Inspector tries hard to be professional and fair. All Inspectors must abide by rules of impartiality. Nevertheless, Inspectors are human too and naturally each has their own personality, perspective and unique experience of life.  Furthermore, the planning system is not a simple matter of applying tick-box assessments and clear rules; subjective judgements are required. Ultimately decision-making is down to the individual. Who the decision maker is does matter.

It’s worth looking at previous appeal Decisions made by your nominated Inspector on developments similar to your own case, before you respond to the LPA’s Statement of Case. A similar table showing % allowed by local planning authority is available here.

Table 1. Appeals allowed by individual planning inspectors for 2024/25

Source: PINS Casework Database, for appeals decided in the year ending 31st March 2025

Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Allan J 0 - 80 46%
Allen K 18 17% 2 0%
Allen M 8 38% 2 50%
Andrews M 34 41% 61 48%
Aqbal M 73 40% 6 33%
Armstrong N 0 - 8 0%
Ashworth S 12 33% 2 50%
Astley-Serougi B 43 37% 13 38%
Aston R 4 25% 0 -
Ayres J 1 0% 0 -
Baird G 9 67% 0 -
Bale M 10 20% 1 0%
Barnes D 26 19% 47 26%
Barrett R 3 67% 7 57%
Bartlett R 62 32% 0 -
Barton P 3 0% 2 0%
Baugh-Jones H 1 0% 0 -
Baxter C 22 27% 4 75%
Bayliss G 40 18% 3 33%
Beeby C 2 50% 0 -
Bell-Williamson J 26 15% 39 13%
Bennett K 0 - 1 0%
Bennett T 65 35% 22 41%
Benson E 0 - 57 46%
Berry A 53 13% 11 27%
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Biggers P 14 57% 22 18%
Billings C 65 31% 1 0%
Blackwell J 6 50% 0 -
Board D 1 0% 2 50%
Boffin D 2 100% 0 -
Bond V 3 67% 0 -
Boniface M 4 25% 0 -
Bore J 12 50% 0 -
Boughton A 30 57% 36 61%
Bowden N 96 35% 8 38%
Bowyer J 49 29% 6 50%
Braithwaite J 5 40% 0 -
Brennan P 0 - 3 33%
Bridgwater J 3 67% 0 -
Bristow T 14 64% 2 50%
Bromley N 83 30% 8 63%
Brook S 37 27% 1 100%
Brooker M 17 47% 6 33%
Brownless E 2 0% 0 -
Buchanan R 47 23% 5 20%
Burch S 3 0% 6 33%
Burnham T 40 38% 12 67%
Burston J 5 20% 0 -
Bust R 6 17% 0 -
Butcher C 81 28% 6 17%
Butcher H 12 25% 0 -
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Cahalane R 50 42% 10 30%
Caine M 25 24% 2 0%
Caines A 35 29% 22 32%
Callister V 9 22% 68 53%
Carpenter C 67 39% 8 25%
Castle S 34 24% 3 67%
Catcheside E 76 25% 7 14%
Catchpole R 11 18% 1 0%
Chalk M 19 21% 1 100%
Chamberlain G 16 44% 0 -
Cheesley J 0 - 5 0%
Child K 1 100% 0 -
Chukwujekwu I 6 0% 27 33%
Clark J 41 27% 7 0%
Clark L 65 14% 37 16%
Clarke B 12 17% 0 -
Cleary D 28 11% 42 38%
Clegg R 1 100% 0 -
Cliff D 14 14% 0 -
Clowes M 52 15% 12 25%
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Coffey L 1 100% 0 -
Colebourne S 0 - 36 33%
Coles C 0 - 6 0%
Conde L 52 17% 7 0%
Conteh A 0 - 3 100%
Coombes A 0 - 2 50%
Cooper P 38 29% 12 8%
Cooper W 4 50% 0 -
Couper C 31 71% 44 43%
Courtney T 31 6% 13 0%
Cowley R 39 26% 12 17%
Coyne C 2 0% 0 -
Cragg D 7 43% 0 -
Cramond D 13 31% 54 41%
Cresswell C 28 36% 1 100%
Cridland R 1 100% 0 -
Crosby L 7 14% 1 0%
Cross D 68 19% 8 25%
Cryan M 50 34% 16 56%
Cullen F 9 11% 1 0%
Curnow R 5 40% 0 -
Cuthbert L 36 25% 4 25%
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Dade E 59 39% 8 38%
Dale A 0 - 42 55%
Davies B 9 22% 1 100%
Davies E 0 - 2 50%
Davies G 21 38% 1 100%
Davies N 64 27% 45 24%
Davis J 9 22% 42 45%
Dawe A 10 20% 1 0%
De Freitas Terceiro P 77 21% 11 27%
Dean S 25 48% 0 -
Deane G 34 35% 49 31%
Desai S 1 100% 4 0%
Dickson R 5 0% 10 10%
Dillon C 19 32% 0 -
Douglas L 4 25% 0 -
Dowling J 4 50% 1 0%
Down K 0 - 44 57%
Downes T 2 50% 0 -
Dowsett J 8 50% 0 -
Dring G 56 27% 5 20%
Duff N 11 45% 1 100%
Dyer I 23 13% 5 20%
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Edginton A 12 8% 1 0%
Edwards J 61 34% 5 60%
Edwards S 3 67% 1 0%
Eggleton P 32 31% 54 30%
Ellis D 34 21% 19 5%
Ellis G 19 37% 58 33%
Ellison H 40 23% 8 0%
English D 7 0% 3 0%
Evans J 37 5% 18 44%
Evans L 21 24% 56 32%
Evans M 0 - 22 41%
Fagan N 2 0% 0 -
Faulkner H 29 28% 12 33%
Felgate J 25 60% 3 67%
Fern L 0 - 6 0%
Fish A 41 49% 5 40%
Fleming D 4 50% 0 -
Fleming L 10 0% 1 100%
Ford K 13 31% 1 0%
Forrett C 6 33% 0 -
Fort G 3 67% 0 -
Francis L 64 19% 13 23%
Francis M 60 17% 10 40%
Franks Z 5 80% 0 -
Freer P 7 29% 0 -
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Gardner L 5 20% 5 20%
Gee R 57 32% 11 55%
Gethin T 31 77% 2 100%
Ghafoor A 6 17% 0 -
Gibbons L 2 0% 0 -
Gilbert J 15 27% 4 0%
Gilbert-Wooldridge T 21 43% 1 0%
Glaister C 0 - 11 27%
Glassar S 66 29% 21 33%
Goldberg V 53 21% 15 33%
Graham A 15 27% 38 37%
Graham J 4 50% 5 0%
Gray E 2 0% 2 0%
Greenwood L 15 40% 30 47%
Grierson E 65 28% 10 70%
Griffiths P 8 13% 0 -
Guest H 39 36% 8 50%
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Hainsworth D 1 100% 0 -
Hall C 35 17% 42 52%
Hall R 29 34% 0 -
Han U 70 17% 7 0%
Hand S 3 67% 1 0%
Hanna P 2 50% 0 -
Hanson S 3 33% 0 -
Harbottle M 9 33% 0 -
Harding C 58 22% 7 43%
Harley S 23 35% 5 40%
Harrington S 56 34% 1 0%
Harrison F 52 31% 10 30%
Hartley D 18 11% 2 0%
Hartley S 21 24% 50 28%
Harwood A 4 25% 1 100%
Hatfield T 8 75% 0 -
Hawkins S 7 0% 0 -
Hayden M 1 0% 0 -
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Hendley D 12 33% 3 33%
Heppell J 3 0% 5 80%
Heron E 0 - 11 27%
Heward H 2 50% 0 -
Heywood S 8 50% 0 -
Hickey A 37 14% 5 0%
Higenbottam H 2 0% 0 -
Hills J 74 30% 1 100%
Hitchcock R 2 0% 0 -
Hobbs J 64 22% 8 38%
Hockenhull H 29 52% 0 -
Hocking P 4 25% 0 -
Hockley J 1 0% 0 -
Holden S 16 31% 0 -
Housden C 1 0% 6 17%
Hughes L 133 38% 10 20%
Hughes S 0 - 4 25%
Hunt S 3 67% 0 -
Hunter A 76 26% 10 50%
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Indermaur S 1 100% 18 39%
Jack C 2 50% 0 -
James A 49 20% 7 43%
Jarratt P 7 0% 1 0%
Jarvis P 17 53% 19 47%
Johnson W 8 63% 0 -
Jolly J 30 17% 6 0%
Jones D 2 0% 0 -
Jones G 2 50% 0 -
Jones GP 29 38% 53 57%
Jones H 58 22% 10 30%
Jones K 34 32% 0 -
Jones L 2 50% 0 -
Jones M 14 50% 5 60%
Jones R 21 38% 44 25%
Jordan A 14 57% 1 0%
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Kay D 2 50% 3 33%
Kean G 4 100% 0 -
Kemmann-Lane T 19 26% 58 50%
Kempton N 32 31% 6 33%
Kent R 34 29% 11 27%
Khan A 0 - 18 22%
King T 8 50% 0 -
Kirby R 9 0% 0 -
Knight A 56 7% 21 14%
Lancaster K 73 14% 7 29%
Law T 59 34% 4 50%
Lawrence E 14 29% 47 23%
Lawrence R 44 32% 3 33%
Lee S 14 29% 0 -
Leigh C 12 42% 17 53%
Leonard S 29 24% 1 0%
Lewis D 4 0% 0 -
Lewis P 7 0% 0 -
Livingstone C 60 28% 12 33%
Lock H 0 - 45 16%
Lo S 32 16% 0 -
Long M 4 0% 35 34%
Longmuir J 14 50% 0 -
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Madge M 1 100% 0 -
Mageean A 5 40% 1 0%
Mahoney F 1 100% 0 -
Major P 8 75% 0 -
Major R 62 29% 8 0%
Manchester S 47 6% 14 21%
Manley N 0 - 31 26%
Mansell K 0 - 12 8%
Mansfield T 0 - 3 67%
Marigold O 81 22% 2 0%
Marriott H 54 20% 9 22%
Marshall E 0 - 75 28%
Martinson P 33 15% 19 26%
Masters C 5 60% 0 -
Maund E 4 0% 0 -
Mayes C 0 - 4 0%
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
McAndrew R 11 27% 33 33%
McCormack A 10 60% 6 33%
McCreery D 26 23% 1 100%
McDonagh C 39 18% 9 0%
McDonald K 17 47% 2 50%
McGlone A 18 33% 4 50%
McGurk N 0 - 75 19%
McHugh I 0 - 50 58%
McKay L 4 25% 7 43%
Merrett R 6 50% 0 -
Metcalfe P 0 - 27 52%
Middleton M 3 33% 0 -
Mileham P 9 11% 1 0%
Miles H 71 11% 13 8%
Moore D 3 33% 0 -
Moore J 39 26% 9 11%
Morgan R 25 32% 7 14%
Morris T 2 0% 37 27%
Moss J 7 14% 0 -
Moulton E 74 32% 15 40%
Mulloy C 5 20% 0 -
Murray D 38 39% 5 40%
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Naylor R 54 37% 16 50%
Nicholls H 43 47% 3 67%
Nicholson D 5 40% 1 0%
Nilsson A 53 25% 11 27%
Norman R 11 36% 1 100%
Normington S 10 50% 1 0%
Nunn M 9 33% 0 -
Nurser L 3 0% 1 0%
O'Brien L 34 32% 6 17%
O'Connor H 29 31% 3 33%
O'Doherty A 41 15% 17 24%
O'Neill A 3 0% 2 0%
Ollerenshaw M 59 39% 13 23%
Ord E 1 100% 0 -
Owen A 35 34% 1 0%
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Pankhurst R 0 - 4 25%
Pannell G 21 67% 0 -
Parker C 18 61% 2 50%
Parker R 0 - 12 8%
Parkin A 23 17% 1 0%
Parsons J 11 64% 3 33%
Partington A 19 42% 4 50%
Pattison B 64 36% 16 38%
Pearce J 68 25% 16 44%
Pearce S 55 11% 5 20%
Perrins N 23 13% 35 17%
Phillips A 5 0% 4 25%
Phillips B 70 37% 3 33%
Philpott M 22 9% 2 50%
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Pickernell E 50 30% 7 43%
Pinto A 0 - 1 0%
Pipe C 29 41% 72 36%
Pipkin R 20 30% 1 100%
Pleasant L 8 88% 0 -
Plenty B 54 30% 8 25%
Poole S 17 6% 30 13%
Pope N 21 24% 0 -
Porter H 1 0% 0 -
Praine N 41 37% 4 50%
Prentis D 10 50% 0 -
Preston C 3 33% 0 -
Price A 68 21% 16 25%
Price J 14 50% 7 71%
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Radcliffe I 27 30% 4 0%
Rafferty C 62 24% 8 13%
Rafiq F 69 39% 8 25%
Rawle S 68 32% 3 67%
Raygen Z 18 17% 1 0%
Redford R 59 24% 8 13%
Reed D 36 36% 5 60%
Reed J 3 0% 37 35%
Reeves K 36 19% 12 25%
Reid L 46 28% 7 43%
Renaudon L 11 18% 0 -
Rennie S 2 50% 0 -
Robbie G 19 42% 0 -
Robbie K 42 31% 8 50%
Roberts G 38 39% 30 43%
Robins M 4 0% 0 -
Robinson N 60 35% 15 47%
Rogers J 55 33% 4 50%
Rollings G 9 22% 0 -
Rose C 83 24% 2 100%
Rose D 14 64% 0 -
Russell M 16 31% 2 0%
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Sabu R 8 38% 0 -
Sargent J 22 41% 2 50%
Satheesan R 3 33% 0 -
Savage K 58 36% 13 31%
Savage M 5 20% 0 -
Schofield R 1 100% 0 -
Scott A 39 13% 11 9%
Searson C 5 60% 0 -
Seddon M

32 22%
Sedgwick P 16 31% 26 12%
Senior H 65 22% 1 0%
Seymour J 4 25% 4 50%
Shearing C 52 40% 17 29%
Shields T 2 100% 0 -
Shrigley M 5 100% 0 -
Shrimplin R 10 30% 29 45%
Sibley G 59 34% 1 0%
Simms S 1 0% 6 17%
Simpson L 2 0% 0 -
Simpson V 37 35% 11 64%
Sims B 8 63% 37 57%
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Skelly C 66 20% 12 8%
Smith A 13 31% 0 -
Smith D 26 35% 3 33%
Smith H 23 4% 0 -
Smith J 133 25% 9 33%
Somers J 27 15% 21 10%
Spataru A 15 13% 17 12%
Spencer D 27 19% 0 -
Spencer-Peet A 18 33% 2 50%
Staddon P 1 100% 5 20%
Stallwood G 3 33% 0 -
Steen A 5 40% 0 -
Stephens K 29 14% 3 0%
Storey P 72 19% 4 25%
Street E 13 8% 35 31%
Sturgess M 2 100% 0 -
Sutton A 33 45% 1 0%
Sylvester G 55 15% 13 38%
Symmons J 20 40% 8 50%
Symons G 2 0% 0 -
Szymanski D 24 21% 3 0%
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Taylor K 12 33% 5 0%
Teasdale N 53 15% 16 38%
Thandi B 34 24% 4 0%
Thomas M 4 25% 53 32%
Thomas N 5 0% 0 -
Thompson F 6 0% 0 -
Thompson P 2 50% 0 -
Tinsley F 0 - 4 0%
Tivey C 0 - 39 38%
Townend K 93 29% 4 25%
Tresise O 0 - 3 0%
Troy D 17 41% 6 17%
Tucker A 28 43% 16 31%
Underwood G 7 43% 4 50%
Unwin N 20 20% 24 42%
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Veevers A 49 31% 13 38%
Vyse J 3 33% 9 44%
Walker A 15 7% 0 -
Walker C 6 33% 6 33%
Walker R 32 22% 7 0%
Wallace J 67 34% 4 50%
Wallis D 7 0% 0 -
Warder S 2 50% 0 -
Ware P 8 50% 0 -
Watson S 69 57% 4 75%
Webb B 14 36% 0 -
Webb M

2 50%
Westbrook J 13 15% 34 44%
Whalley J 4 0% 3 33%
Whelan P 1 100% 0 -
White P 5 80% 0 -
Whitfield H 5 20% 4 50%
Whitfield J 6 17% 0 -
Wilders B 6 17% 0 -
Wildgoose G 5 80% 2 0%
Wildsmith D 3 67% 0 -
Wilkinson F 58 28% 3 0%
Wilkinson H 15 47% 3 33%
Wilkinson S 11 55% 0 -
Williams K 54 24% 20 40%
Inspector s78 appeals Householder appeals
no. decided 2024/25 % allowed no. decided 2024/25 % allowed
Willis S 22 23% 0 -
Willmer P 1 100% 43 30%
Willows P 3 0% 0 -
Wilson D 77 29% 1 0%
Wilson L 3 67% 8 13%
Wilson S 28 11% 8 25%
Winnard K

39 44%
Wiltshire M 1 0% 0 -
Wood T 8 38% 1 0%
Woodward M 8 38% 0 -
Woodwards O 23 30% 0 -
Woolcock J 4 50% 0 -
Worden M 7 29% 0 -
Worley E 64 44% 7 43%
Worthington E 9 11% 0 -
Wraight G 48 17% 14 36%
Wright A 71 20% 10 20%
Wright Y 3 33% 0 -
Wyatt G 1 100% 0 -
Wyborn D 21 29% 3 0%
Young D 32 78% 2 100%

Table 2. Appeals allowed by individual planning inspectors for 2023/2024

* Appeal Planning Officers inform a more senior Inspector's decision - see notes below table.

Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
J Allan 0 - 74 47% 0 -
K Allen 84 23% 12 50% 0 -
M Allen 9 56% 1 0% 24 38%
M Andrews 33 48% 48 48% 0 -
M Aqbal 62 37% 12 58% 0 -
S Ashworth 17 41% 6 33% 0 -
R Aston 6 33% 2 0% 0 -
J Ayres 8 38% 0 - 0 -
S Baird 3 33% 0 - 0 -
M Bale 3 33% 1 0% 16 31%
D Barnes 40 33% 38 29% 0 -
R Barrett 3 100% 1 0% 0 -
R Bartlett 71 45% 8 50% 0 -
H Baugh-Jones 3 33% 0 - 0 -
C Baxter 20 10% 0 - 39 44%
G Bayliss 26 19% 8 13% 0 -
C Beeby 12 42% 0 - 0 -
J Bell-Williamson 17 0% 56 20% 0 -
K Bennett 0 - 14 43% 0 -
T Bennett* 14 43% 19 63% 0 -
E Benson 6 17% 49 39% 0 -
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
A Berry 82 27% 6 17% 0 -
P Biggers 12 25% 13 15% 0 -
C Billings 42 21% 13 31% 0 -
J Blackwell 15 33% 1 0% 34 18%
D Board 12 33% 0 - 0 -
D Boffin 3 67% 0 - 13 38%
V Bond 2 50% 0 - 15 27%
M Boniface 8 75% 0 - 0 -
J Bore 20 30% 0 - 0 -
A Boughton 8 50% 55 53% 0 -
N Bowden 47 28% 15 47% 0 -
J Bowyer 41 29% 10 40% 0 -
J Braithwaite 14 71% 0 - 24 38%
J Bridgwater 5 60% 3 33% 0 -
T Bristow 17 47% 0 - 0 -
N Bromley 47 21% 12 42% 0 -
S Brook 50 32% 1 0% 0 -
M Brooker 15 60% 1 0% 0 -
S Brown 1 100% 0 - 0 -
E Brownless 12 8% 0 - 14 14%
R Buchanan 68 16% 15 20% 0 -
T Burnham 48 25% 25 44% 0 -
R Bust 5 60% 0 - 0 -
C Butcher 71 21% 7 57% 0 -
H Butcher 6 33% 1 100% 0 -
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
M Caine 22 14% 5 0% 0 -
A Caines 35 37% 40 33% 0 -
V Callister 12 50% 73 40% 0 -
C Carpenter 81 28% 15 27% 0 -
S Castle 66 27% 1 100% 0 -
E Catcheside 52 25% 9 56% 0 -
R Catchpole 4 0% 1 0% 0 -
M Chalk 11 0% 1 0% 0 -
G Chamberlain 22 36% 0 - 0 -
J Cheesley 0 - 9 11% 0 -
K Child 2 100% 0 - 0 -
I Chukwujekwu* 0 - 16 31% 0 -
J Clark 47 30% 4 25% 0 -
L Clark 36 14% 4 50% 0 -
B Clarke 43 19% 11 18% 0 -
D Cleary 4 50% 49 47% 0 -
R Clegg 2 50% 0 - 0 -
M Clowes 51 14% 20 25% 0 -
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
L Coffey 4 75% 0 - 0 -
S Colebourne 0 - 35 34% 0 -
L Conde 75 33% 6 33% 0 -
A Coombes* 0 - 3 67% 0 -
P Cooper 33 30% 22 23% 0 -
W Cooper 6 33% 3 67% 0 -
C Couper 21 43% 65 34% 0 -
T Courtney* 10 0% 26 27% 0 -
R Cowley 61 13% 24 38% 0 -
C Coyne 10 40% 0 - 0 -
D Cramond 23 30% 50 30% 0 -
C Cresswell 22 50% 5 80% 0 -
L Crosby 14 57% 1 0% 0 -
D Cross 55 25% 15 13% 0 -
M Cryan 53 13% 10 40% 0 -
F Cullen 4 0% 1 0% 16 6%
R Curnow 5 60% 0 - 27 22%
L Cuthbert 48 35% 2 50% 0 -
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
E Dade 59 37% 21 67% 0 -
A Dale 1 0% 42 50% 0 -
E Davies* 0 - 1 0% 0 -
G Davies 19 21% 0 - 0 -
H Davies 25 32% 0 - 34 44%
N Davies 40 48% 6 50% 0 -
J Davis 2 0% 48 38% 0 -
A Dawe 1 0% 0 - 0 -
S Dean 13 38% 2 50% 0 -
G Deane 14 21% 64 28% 0 -
R Dickson* 10 20% 20 30% 0 -
P Dignan 4 25% 0 - 23 26%
C Dillon 18 28% 5 40% 0 -
L Douglas 13 23% 1 0% 41 15%
K Down 0 - 50 62% 0 -
C Downes 5 100% 0 - 0 -
J Downs 107 15% 6 17% 0 -
J Dowsett 20 15% 9 100% 0 -
G Dring 64 17% 3 33% 0 -
G Dudley 0 - 0 - 26 27%
N Duff 19 42% 10 50% 0 -
I Dyer 27 41% 2 100% 0 -
S Dyer 3 67% 0 - 15 20%
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
R E Jones 25 48% 2 50% 0 -
A Edginton 23 13% 0 - 0 -
J Edwards 53 28% 5 40% 0 -
S Edwards 17 18% 0 - 0 -
P Eggleton 8 13% 61 33% 0 -
D Ellis* 7 14% 20 15% 0 -
G Ellis 1 100% 72 43% 0 -
H Ellison 49 22% 16 19% 0 -
D English 57 25% 10 30% 0 -
James Evans 0 - 22 32% 0 -
Julia Evans 33 9% 6 33% 0 -
L Evans 41 41% 38 39% 0 -
M Evans 0 - 24 46% 0 -
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
A Fagan 3 0% 0 - 16 13%
R Fallon 29 17% 10 60% 0 -
J Felgate 30 43% 3 33% 0 -
W Fieldhouse 1 100% 0 - 0 -
A Fish 22 23% 6 67% 0 -
D Fleming 3 0% 0 - 23 26%
L Fleming 16 13% 2 0% 0 -
K Ford 35 11% 11 18% 0 -
C Forrett 2 0% 4 50% 0 -
G Fort 9 22% 3 33% 0 -
L Francis 32 19% 10 40% 0 -
M Francis 59 20% 5 20% 0 -
Z Franks 3 33% 0 - 33 15%
P Freer 7 14% 1 100% 26 15%
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
R Gee 73 37% 10 50% 0 -
T Gethin 39 56% 2 50% 0 -
L Gibbons 1 0% 0 - 0 -
J Gilbert 6 0% 0 - 0 -
T Gilbert-Wooldridge 20 45% 3 0% 0 -
C Glaister* 1 0% 13 38% 0 -
S Glassar 67 24% 19 32% 0 -
A Graham 9 11% 34 18% 0 -
J Graham 1 0% 0 - 14 0%
E Gray 6 50% 0 - 30 10%
L Greenwood 16 38% 47 57% 0 -
E Grierson 13 15% 3 33% 0 -
E Griffin 3 33% 0 - 51 14%
P Griffiths 12 67% 0 - 0 -
S Griffiths 2 0% 28 25% 0 -
H Guest 51 25% 20 35% 0 -
J Gunn 35 20% 11 45% 0 -
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
C Hall 31 32% 53 45% 0 -
R Hall 35 23% 0 - 0 -
S Hand 9 67% 0 - 23 39%
P Hanna 9 56% 0 - 0 -
S Hanson 3 33% 0 - 44 18%
M Harbottle 1 0% 0 - 21 43%
C Harding 51 25% 16 25% 0 -
S Harley 26 12% 1 100% 0 -
S Harrington 71 17% 3 33% 0 -
F Harrison 63 27% 21 29% 0 -
D Hartley 13 23% 8 0% 51 12%
S Hartley 25 40% 39 41% 0 -
A Harwood 5 40% 0 - 30 20%
T Hatfield 3 100% 1 100% 0 -
S Hawkins 10 30% 0 - 60 28%
M Hayden 4 50% 1 100% 0 -
D Hendley 8 50% 4 50% 0 -
H Heward 3 0% 0 - 0 -
S Heywood 2 100% 0 - 0 -
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
A Hickey 56 25% 17 29% 0 -
H Higenbottam 0 - 0 - 5 0%
Z Hill 1 100% 0 - 0 -
J Hills 84 33% 4 50% 0 -
R Hitchcock 23 30% 0 - 22 36%
J Hobbs 82 27% 7 29% 0 -
H Hockenhull 12 50% 0 - 0 -
P Hocking 7 29% 0 - 32 28%
J Hockley 2 50% 0 - 0 -
S Holden 31 26% 1 0% 0 -
S Housden 4 25% 0 - 0 -
M Howell 23 26% 1 0% 32 22%
Lora Hughes 76 26% 14 29% 0 -
Lucy Hughes 42 29% 10 50% 0 -
A Humphries* 2 0% 0 - 0 -
S Hunt 11 45% 0 - 0 -
Adrian Hunter 5 0% 0 - 0 -
Alan Hunter 63 35% 8 50% 0 -
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
S Indermaur 0 - 3 67% 0 -
C Jack 2 0% 0 - 0 -
P Jackson 17 47% 0 - 0 -
R Jackson 1 0% 0 - 0 -
A James 67 22% 17 47% 0 -
P Jarratt 4 0% 0 - 18 22%
P Jarvis 6 0% 35 54% 0 -
W Johnson 17 65% 1 100% 0 -
J Jolly 31 23% 3 33% 0 -
D Jones 17 24% 3 67% 34 9%
E Jones 0 - 0 - 7 0%
G Jones 7 29% 1 0% 0 -
H Jones 54 28% 14 43% 0 -
K Jones 22 18% 16 19% 0 -
M Jones 19 47% 1 0% 0 -
R Jones 5 40% 54 43% 0 -
R S Jones 8 25% 0 - 30 30%
A Jordan 12 8% 2 0% 0 -
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
G Kean 2 0% 2 0% 3 33%
T Kemmann-Lane 26 35% 66 48% 0 -
N Kempton 7 43% 11 18% 0 -
A Khan* 0 - 1 0% 0 -
T King 21 48% 0 - 35 34%
R Kirby 6 50% 0 - 0 -
S Kok Lo 38 16% 4 0% 0 -
K Lancaster 72 26% 17 24% 0 -
K Langford-Tejrar 7 43% 17 82% 0 -
T Law 83 35% 3 67% 0 -
E Lawrence 15 20% 32 44% 0 -
R Lawrence 26 35% 13 38% 0 -
S Lee 9 11% 1 100% 0 -
C Leigh 3 33% 32 59% 0 -
S Leonard 26 15% 0 - 0 -
D Lewis 20 0% 0 - 14 50%
P Lewis 4 0% 0 - 0 -
C Livingstone 29 34% 11 36% 0 -
H Lock 9 11% 35 26% 0 -
M Long* 0 - 3 0% 0 -
J Longmuir 8 38% 0 - 0 -
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
M Madge 10 50% 0 - 24 50%
A Mageean 6 17% 0 - 0 -
F Mahoney 4 50% 1 0% 0 -
P Major 4 50% 0 - 0 -
R Major 51 37% 7 43% 0 -
S Manchester 26 12% 7 0% 0 -
N Manley* 0 - 2 0% 0 -
J Manning 3 33% 0 - 0 -
K Mansell 0 - 9 22% 0 -
O Marigold 94 27% 0 - 0 -
P Martinson 36 14% 3 0% 0 -
C Masters 6 50% 0 - 0 -
E Maund 2 50% 0 - 0 -
R McAndrew 2 0% 28 32% 0 -
A McCormack 6 0% 4 0% 0 -
D McCreery 25 32% 0 - 0 -
C McDonagh 20 25% 3 0% 0 -
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
K McDonald 21 19% 0 - 0 -
A McGlone 13 46% 6 33% 30 7%
N McGurk 32 0% 50 20% 0 -
I McHugh 0 - 47 38% 0 -
L McKay 4 0% 11 18% 0 -
C Megginson 1 0% 2 0% 0 -
R Merrett 4 25% 0 - 18 39%
M Middleton 1 0% 0 - 0 -
P Mileham 9 33% 0 - 0 -
H Miles 39 23% 9 22% 0 -
D Moore 10 30% 1 0% 11 18%
J Moore 53 17% 14 43% 0 -
F Morgan 22 27% 6 17% 0 -
J Morrison 1 100% 0 - 0 -
J Moss 7 14% 0 - 33 33%
E Moulton 80 35% 15 53% 0 -
C Mulloy 13 23% 2 0% 0 -
D Murray 42 26% 10 60% 0 -
J Murray 1 0% 0 - 5 20%
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
R Naylor 73 23% 32 56% 0 -
H Nicholls 45 29% 5 20% 0 -
D Nicholson 7 29% 0 - 0 -
A Nilsson 53 21% 25 32% 0 -
R Norman 10 80% 0 - 0 -
S Normington 17 59% 0 - 0 -
A C Novitzky 2 50% 0 - 0 -
M Nunn 4 25% 0 - 0 -
L Nurser 1 0% 0 - 0 -
L O'Brien 3 0% 0 - 0 -
H O'Connor 50 18% 16 13% 0 -
A O'Doherty 58 31% 10 40% 0 -
M Ollerenshaw 36 19% 23 30% 0 -
E Ord 0 - 0 - 1 0%
H Orr 14 21% 0 - 19 16%
A Owen 26 38% 0 - 0 -
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
L Page 9 22% 6 33% 0 -
G Pannell 26 38% 0 - 0 -
C Parker 14 86% 1 0% 0 -
Robert Parker 16 38% 3 0% 0 -
Rosamund Parker 0 - 1 0% 0 -
A Parkin 26 8% 4 50% 0 -
J Parsons 17 24% 0 - 0 -
A Partington 19 74% 4 25% 0 -
J Pattison 76 34% 17 53% 0 -
J Pearce 39 23% 17 47% 0 -
S Pearce 63 14% 9 22% 0 -
K Peerless 2 50% 0 - 7 71%
L Perkins 3 0% 0 - 24 29%
R Perrins 1 100% 0 - 1 100%
A Phillips 6 33% 0 - 31 23%
B Phillips 63 25% 24 38% 0 -
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
M Philpott 15 13% 6 67% 0 -
E Pickernell 30 33% 15 20% 0 -
A Pinto 1 0% 0 - 0 -
C Pipe 14 21% 55 42% 0 -
R Pipkin 26 8% 1 0% 0 -
E Pleasant 7 29% 1 0% 23 39%
B Plenty 61 44% 17 41% 0 -
S Poole 8 25% 34 6% 0 -
N Pope 14 36% 0 - 0 -
H Porter 3 0% 0 - 0 -
G Powys Jones 16 44% 56 61% 0 -
N Praine 48 17% 9 33% 0 -
D Prentis 15 47% 1 0% 0 -
C Preston 4 50% 10 30% 12 8%
A Price 76 24% 9 56% 0 -
J Price 8 50% 2 0% 0 -
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
I Radcliffe 22 45% 1 100% 0 -
C Rafferty 61 20% 17 12% 0 -
F Rafiq 63 37% 8 38% 0 -
E Randle 6 50% 68 37% 0 -
S Rawle 73 23% 10 20% 0 -
Z Raygen 31 45% 1 100% 0 -
R Redford 62 24% 16 44% 0 -
D Reed 34 35% 8 25% 0 -
K Reeves 29 10% 19 26% 0 -
J Reid 33 18% 9 0% 0 -
L Reid 24 17% 14 43% 0 -
L Renaudon 8 38% 1 0% 44 27%
M Rivett 0 - 1 100% 0 -
G Robbie 6 33% 4 50% 32 19%
K Robbie 60 32% 21 52% 0 -
G Roberts 19 37% 58 64% 0 -
M Robins 2 50% 0 - 0 -
N Robinson 50 26% 14 43% 0 -
B Rogers 4 75% 0 - 14 57%
J Rogers 63 22% 14 7% 0 -
G Rollings 7 14% 1 100% 0 -
C Rose 89 28% 5 80% 0 -
D Rose 7 43% 0 - 0 -
P Rose 5 40% 0 - 0 -
J Russell 7 29% 0 - 6 33%
M Russell 53 25% 21 38% 0 -
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
R Sabu 27 41% 0 - 0 -
J Sargent 37 41% 0 - 0 -
R Satheesan 7 14% 0 - 50 18%
K Savage 53 30% 21 43% 0 -
M Savage 9 22% 0 - 48 23%
K Saward 1 100% 0 - 7 14%
A Scott 23 26% 3 33% 0 -
C Searson 11 55% 0 - 0 -
M Seaton 1 0% 0 - 0 -
M Seddon 8 0% 18 33% 0 -
P Sedgwick 1 0% 54 37% 0 -
H Senior 39 13% 8 25% 0 -
C Shearing 71 18% 16 31% 0 -
T Shields 5 20% 0 - 13 23%
M Shrigley 4 75% 0 - 0 -
R Shrimplin 8 38% 33 48% 0 -
G Sibley 15 53% 15 47% 0 -
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
L Simpson 37 35% 1 100% 0 -
V Simpson 54 43% 13 46% 0 -
A Smith 37 51% 2 50% 0 -
D Smith 33 33% 0 - 0 -
H Smith 67 33% 0 - 0 -
Jack Smith 29 21% 12 33% 0 -
Jane Smith 66 21% 10 30% 0 -
J Somers 10 20% 38 29% 0 -
A Spataru* 7 14% 4 25% 0 -
D Spencer 7 43% 0 - 0 -
A Spencer-Peet 30 27% 0 - 0 -
P Staddon 0 - 3 33% 0 -
A Steen 1 0% 0 - 3 67%
K Stephens 69 16% 2 50% 0 -
P Storey 69 38% 10 50% 0 -
P Sturgess 4 25% 0 - 0 -
A Sutton 53 25% 3 67% 0 -
G Sylvester 64 23% 17 35% 0 -
J Symmons 27 22% 6 33% 0 -
G Symons 0 - 0 - 2 0%
D Szymanski 40 8% 9 56% 0 -
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
K Taylor 7 43% 0 - 11 0%
N Teasdale 73 34% 28 50% 0 -
A Terceiro 46 33% 8 38% 0 -
B Thandi 73 36% 1 0% 0 -
G Thomas 8 38% 0 - 0 -
M Thomas 15 33% 23 30% 0 -
N Thomas 5 0% 0 - 22 14%
F Thompson 3 33% 1 0% 25 16%
P Thompson 33 48% 1 0% 0 -
C Tivey 2 0% 43 28% 0 -
K Townend 59 25% 11 9% 0 -
D Troy 10 50% 3 0% 0 -
A Tucker 49 35% 3 67% 0 -
J Tweddle 1 0% 0 - 14 36%
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
G Underwood 12 8% 1 100% 0 -
N Unwin* 3 67% 28 43% 3 0%
A Veevers 52 21% 15 27% 0 -
Alexander Walker 10 0% 0 - 36 19%
Andrew Walker 4 0% 0 - 27 19%
R Walker 26 15% 8 0% 0 -
D Wallis 8 13% 0 - 0 -
K Ward 1 100% 0 - 0 -
S Warder 5 0% 0 - 0 -
P Ware 7 43% 1 100% 0 -
S Watson 78 44% 0 - 0 -
S Watson 2 0% 0 - 14 57%
B Webb 33 27% 0 - 0 -
M Webb* 1 0% 16 44% 0 -
J Westbrook 28 21% 30 40% 0 -
J Whalley 8 50% 32 44% 0 -
A Wharton 1 100% 0 - 20 40%
P Whelan 12 58% 0 - 0 -
P White 6 17% 5 0% 23 4%
J Wilde 10 60% 1 0% 0 -
B Wilders 9 44% 1 0% 0 -
G Wildgoose 3 100% 1 100% 0 -
Inspector/ s78 appeals Householder appeals Enforcement appeals
Appeal Planning Officer* no. decided 2023/24 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24 no. decided 2023/24 % allowed 2023/24
D Wildsmith 4 25% 0 - 0 -
F Wilkinson 87 24% 2 0% 0 -
H Wilkinson 53 32% 13 54% 0 -
S Wilkinson 14 36% 0 - 0 -
K Williams 55 25% 20 30% 0 -
S Willis 14 7% 0 - 15 27%
P Willmer 0 - 56 38% 0 -
P Willows 1 0% 0 - 14 0%
D Wilson 65 23% 10 10% 0 -
L Wilson 67 25% 15 20% 0 -
S Wilson* 1 0% 25 20% 1 0%
K Winnard 0 - 34 29% 0 -
S Wood 12 17% 23 26% 0 -
M Woodward 9 22% 0 - 0 -
O Woodwards 23 39% 2 100% 0 -
J Woolcock 5 60% 0 - 0 -
M Worden 3 100% 0 - 0 -
E Worley 81 40% 13 38% 0 -
E Worthington 18 11% 3 0% 0 -
G Wraight 17 29% 17 35% 15 13%
A Wright 70 20% 20 30% 0 -
Y Wright 3 33% 0 - 0 -
G Wyatt 6 33% 1 0% 0 -
D Wyborn 45 29% 3 33% 0 -

Source: PINS annual statistics for the year, table 5.2

Important Notes on interpreting the data

Casework is allocated on the best balance of availability, geography, casework level and expertise.  This may produce apparent patterns of outcome that is in fact only an artefact of the way work is allocated.  Please bear this in mind when interpreting the % of appeals approved.

The 2024/25 statistics use PINS' Casework Database as published on 11th June 2025 and reflect PINS categorisation of appeals. The 2 categories "planning appeals" and householder appeals cover the majority of appeals, HOWEVER please note the statistics above do NOT include enforcement appeals; advertisement appeals, commercial appeals; lawful development certificate appeals; listed building consent appeals; minerals & waste appeals; s106 agreement appeals. In other words, if PINS have not classified an appeal as a 'planning' or householder appeal, then it is not included in the statistics for 2024/25.

Please note the number of appeals decided is different to the number of documents on Appeal Finder as some appeals have multiple documents (eg. costs decisions) and others have shared documents (eg. linked appeals). For example, an Inspector who dealt with 10 appeals and issued 3 costs decisions will have 13 documents on Appeal Finder but have 10 appeals in the table above.

* Appeal Planning Officers inform a more senior Inspector's decision. Please note Appeal Finder records the Inspector as the decision maker, whereas the PINS table above records members of staff. This results in inconsistencies between the figures on the above PINS table and if you select by Inspector on Appeal Finder. To find appeals by a specific Appeal Planning Officer, type their name into Appeal Finder's search bar instead of using the pull-down list of Inspectors.

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