Information regarding planning applications referred to the Minister for a decision whether to approve or reject a planning application (rather than the decision being made by Planning staff or local Councils), including:
1) The number of times, for each year for the last 10 years - from 2008 to 2018 - that a planning decision been passed to the Minister for consideration;
2) A list of each of the cases and the planning outcome; and
3) The number where applications were being made for retrospective planning permission.