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Planning and building permits at the Cour administrative d'appel de Douai
In 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Douai issued 73 decisions on planning and building permits (as many as in 2024), that is 4% of its caseload, the same as for all administrative courts of appeal. Below the threshold of 200 decisions a year in a subject, only numbers of decisions are shown.
- Decisions in 2025730% over one year
- Share of caseload4%the same as for all administrative courts of appeal
- Decisions since 2023253from 2023 to 2025
- Same subject, all courts1,214decisions in 2025
Activity year by year
On planning and building permits, the number of decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Douai went from 107 in 2023 to 73 in 2025. That is a decrease of 32%, against a decrease of 29% for all administrative courts of appeal. Since 2023, the Cour administrative d'appel de Douai has issued 253 decisions on this subject.
Its share of the caseload of the Cour administrative d'appel de Douai went from 5% in 2023 to 4% in 2025.
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of caseload |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 107 | – | 5% |
| 2024 | 73 | −32% | 3% |
| 2025 | 73 | 0% | 4% |
Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Douai were published. CAA Douai stands for Cour administrative d'appel de Douai. Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court, computed from 200 decisions a year.
See also Cour administrative d'appel de Douai: 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 Douai issued 73, that is 6%.
On planning and building permits, the Cour administrative d'appel de Douai issued 73 of the 1,214 decisions of all administrative courts of appeal, or 6%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 1% for the administrative court of appeal of Paris to 8% for the administrative courts of appeal of Marseille and Bordeaux; it is 4% for the Cour administrative d'appel de Douai. 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 administrative court of appeal of 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 Douai: all subjects
The other subjects of the court
With 73 decisions, or 4% of the total of the Cour administrative d'appel de Douai, this subject comes behind environment and agriculture (78) and ahead of employment law (48).
| Subject | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 1,124 | 55% | 81% | 9 months |
| Tax | 135 | 7% | – | – |
| Civil service | 114 | 6% | – | – |
| Environment and agriculture | 78 | 4% | – | – |
| Planning and building permits | 73 | 4% | – | – |
| Employment law | 48 | 2% | – | – |
| Local authorities and public property | 44 | 2% | – | – |
| Social welfare | 39 | 2% | – | – |
| Public health | 24 | 1% | – | – |
| Public procurement | 17 | 1% | – | – |
| Policing | 14 | 1% | – | – |
| Education | 11 | 1% | – | – |
| Housing | 5 | 0.2% | – | – |
| Driving licences | 4 | 0.2% | – | – |
| Elections | 1 | 0.05% | – | – |
| Other subjects | 324 | 16% | 57% | – |
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 Douai: all subjects France
Understanding these figures
What these figures count
Of the 2,055 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Douai in 2025, 73 fall under planning and building permits (4%), based on the legal texts they cite; 324 (16%) 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 Douai issue in 2025?
The Cour administrative d'appel de Douai issued 73 decisions on planning and building permits in 2025 (as many as in 2024), that is 4% of its 2,055 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 253 decisions.
Why is no dismissal rate or median time shown for planning and building permits at the Cour administrative d'appel de Douai?
With 73 decisions in 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Douai stays below the threshold of 200 decisions a year in this subject: below it, a dismissal rate or a median time would vary too much from one year to the next. Only numbers of decisions are shown.
How much of the caseload of the Cour administrative d'appel de Douai does this subject represent?
It accounts for 4% of the 2,055 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Douai in 2025, the same as for all administrative courts of appeal.
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, Bordeaux and Lyon issued 222, 202 and 185 respectively. The others issued fewer.