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Planning and building permits at the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux
In 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux issued 202 decisions on planning and building permits (4% fewer than in 2024), that is 8% of its caseload. 76% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 72% for all administrative courts of appeal.
- Decisions in 2025202−4% over one year
- Share of caseload8%against 4% for all administrative courts of appeal
- Dismissal rate76%against 72% for all administrative courts of appeal
- Decisions since 2023684from 2023 to 2025
Activity year by year
On planning and building permits, the number of decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux fell every year, from 272 in 2023 to 202 in 2025. That is a decrease of 26%, against a decrease of 29% for all administrative courts of appeal.
Its share of the caseload of the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux went from 9% in 2023 to 8% in 2025.
The dismissal rate is 76% in 2025, against 70% in 2023.
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 272 | – | 9% | 70% | 23 months |
| 2024 | 210 | −23% | 7% | 70% | – |
| 2025 | 202 | −4% | 8% | 76% | – |
Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux were published. CAA Bordeaux stands for Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux. Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court, computed from 200 decisions a year. Rate and time not computed below 200 decisions in the year.
See also Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux: all subjects Planning and building permits in France
Outcome of the cases
Among the 192 decisions of 2025 on planning and building permits with a stated outcome, 76% are dismissals, 20% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 4% are withdrawals or “no need to rule” decisions, which end the case without a ruling on the merits. On this subject, for all administrative courts of appeal, these shares are 72%, 22% and 4%. 10 other decisions of the year (interim rulings, outcome not stated or classified apart) are left out of the calculation.
The dismissal rate of the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux is 4 points higher than that of the same subject for all administrative courts of appeal. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is up 6 points.
- CAA Bordeaux
- Administrative courts of appeal
- Dismissed
- Annulled or granted
- No need to rule
- Withdrawn
- Referred or transferred
- Other outcomes
| Outcome | Decisions 2025 | Share | Share: Administrative courts of appeal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 145 | 76% | 72% |
| Annulled or granted | 38 | 20% | 22% |
| No need to rule | 6 | 3% | 1% |
| Withdrawn | 2 | 1% | 3% |
| Referred or transferred | 1 | 1% | 2% |
Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).
See also Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux: all subjects Planning and building permits in France
Same subject in the courts of appeal
The 9 administrative courts of appeal issued 1,214 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 between them; the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux issued 202, that is 17%.
On planning and building permits, the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux issued 202 of the 1,214 decisions of all administrative courts of appeal, or 17%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 1% for the administrative court of appeal of Paris to 8% for the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux and the administrative court of appeal of Marseille. Among the 2 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 72% for the administrative court of appeal of Marseille to 76% for the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux.
- Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille
- Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux
- Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon
- Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes
- Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse
- Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy
- Cour administrative d'appel de Douai
- Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles
- Cour administrative d'appel de Paris
| Court | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille | 222 | 8% | 72% | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux | 202 | 8% | 76% | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon | 185 | 6% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes | 172 | 6% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse | 131 | 5% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy | 104 | 4% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Douai | 73 | 4% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles | 71 | 2% | – | – |
| Cour administrative d'appel de Paris | 54 | 1% | – | – |
Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court. Dismissal rate not computed below 200 decisions on the subject; median time: judgments and rulings only, excluding orders, not computed below 200 judgments.
See also In cassation: Conseil d'État Planning and building permits in France Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux: all subjects
The other subjects of the court
With 202 decisions, or 8% of the total of the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux, this subject comes behind immigration (1,099) and ahead of tax (196).
| Subject | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 1,099 | 42% | 82% | 6 months |
| Planning and building permits | 202 | 8% | 76% | – |
| Tax | 196 | 7% | – | – |
| Civil service | 187 | 7% | – | – |
| Environment and agriculture | 105 | 4% | – | – |
| Local authorities and public property | 78 | 3% | – | – |
| Employment law | 38 | 1% | – | – |
| Social welfare | 34 | 1% | – | – |
| Public procurement | 30 | 1% | – | – |
| Public health | 26 | 1% | – | – |
| Policing | 18 | 1% | – | – |
| Housing | 9 | 0.3% | – | – |
| Driving licences | 6 | 0.2% | – | – |
| Education | 2 | 0.1% | – | – |
| Elections | 1 | 0.04% | – | – |
| Other subjects | 590 | 23% | 50% | 22 months |
Subject determined from the legal texts cited in each decision; “other subjects” groups decisions without a characteristic text. Detailed pages exist from 50 decisions on the subject.
See also Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux: all subjects France
Understanding these figures
What these figures count
Of the 2,621 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux in 2025, 202 fall under planning and building permits (8%), based on the legal texts they cite; 590 (23%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.
Frequently asked questions
How many decisions on planning and building permits did the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux issue in 2025?
The Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux issued 202 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 (4% fewer than in 2024), that is 8% of its 2,621 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 684 decisions.
Why is the time to judgment on planning and building permits at the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux not shown?
Of the 202 decisions of 2025, only 184 are judgments and rulings with a measurable time, below the threshold of 200: at this level a median time would not be solid enough.
What share of the decisions on planning and building permits at the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux are dismissals?
In 2025, 76% of the decisions on planning and building permits of the Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 72% for all administrative courts of appeal. The calculation covers 192 of the 202 decisions of the year.
How many decisions on planning and building permits did the other administrative courts of appeal issue?
In 2025, the administrative courts of appeal of Marseille, Lyon and Nantes issued 222, 185 and 172 respectively. The others issued fewer.